Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .
- The CFPB is an agency responsible for protecting consumers from financial fraud and deceptive practices, processing consumer complaints, and examining banks to protect student loan borrowers.
- The judge ruled that the court can and must act to save the CFPB from being shuttered after Trump installed a temporary replacement who ordered the suspension of operations and firing of employees.
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Judge Orders CFPB: Reinstate Employees, Get Back To Work
A federal judge yesterday ordered the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s leadership, appointed by President Donald Trump, to halt its campaign to hobble the agency. Via CNBC: In a filing, Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with the CFPB employee union that sued acting CFPB director Russell Vought last month to prevent him from laying off nearly all of the regulator’s staff. Operatives from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have…
Lawless Judge Amy Berman Jackson BLOCKS Dismantling of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - District Courts Are Gutting Executive Branch of Power
Judge Amy Berman Jackson's recent ruling halting the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau underscores a growing trend of district courts challenging executive authority, raising critical questions about the balance of power in government.
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