US appeals court allows layoffs, but not dismantling of consumer watchdog

Appeals court allows some CFPB firings

The bureau can terminate employees who are determined, after an individualized assessment, to be unnecessary to the agency’s statutory duties, a three-judge panel ruled.

Supreme Court allows Trump's firings of independent agency board members

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 7-4 to return Wilcox and Harris to their jobs while their cases play out.

Appeals Court Allows Layoffs But No Dismantling of Consumer Bureau - The Thinking Conservative

An appeals court ruled that the Trump admin could lay off workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but could not fully abolish the agency. The post Appeals Court Allows Layoffs But No Dismantling of Consumer Bureau appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

Appeals Court Allows Layoffs But No Dismantling of Consumer Bureau

An appeals court ruled on April 11 that the Trump administration could proceed with laying off workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but could not fully abolish the agency. The order, issued on Friday evening from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, is a partial win for President Donald Trump, who told reporters in February that the agency should be dismantled. Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following the …

Trump Can Continue Firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Staff, Appeals Court Rules

The Trump administration won a partial victory this week in its ongoing quest to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Appeals court scales back freeze on firing consumer bureau employees - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

A federal appeals panel on Friday halted parts of a district court judge’s injunction blocking the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, allowing officials to move ahead with firing some agency employees.