The Trump administration scored a major legal win on Friday as a federal appeals court lifted an order that had kept the government from cutting staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), clearing the way for sweeping changes at the financial watchdog.
In a 2–1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Aug. 15 vacated the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who in April found the administration was “engaged in an unlawful effort to dismantle and eliminate” the CFPB. The majority held that the employment claims brought by the plaintiffs—the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) that represents CFPB staff—must be handled through federal labor channels and that the remaining allegations did not involve final agency action reviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act….
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Trump Admin in Mass Firing of CFPB Staff
