The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling Monday to restore the lower court order. Trump administration A massive layoff planned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
The court ruled 2-1 to restore previous rulings by federal judges Amy Berman JacksonObama’s appointees will temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s power cut (RIF) at the CFPB, cutting agency staff by 90%.
Before Jackson’s ruling, the agency was planning to cut the power of around 1,400 employees, leaving only hundreds of introductory.
Following the legal challenges to the reductions filed in the DC District Court in early February, Jackson issued a temporary injunction in late March, finding that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in merit.
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The order directed the government to “rehire all terminated employees, reinstate all terminated contracts, and refrain from engaging in property reductions or attempting to halt work by any means.”
After that, Jackson ordered another one. Stop the plan Earlier this month, shortly after the appeals court narrowed her previous injunction. Jackson, within days of the appeal order that narrowed her first injunction, CFPB Employees The agency was told they would do “what they were told not to do.” That was to run RIF.
Jackson has prevented the administration from moving forward with layoffs or halting employees’ access to the department’s computers until they have time to contact officials in question.
Perspectives of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building in Washington, DC on February 10, 2025 (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP) (Getty Images)
Jackson said he was “willing to resolve it quickly,” but “given the scope and scope of his actions, she said he was “deeply worried.”
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Justice Department lawyers attempted to appeal Jackson’s order earlier this year, claiming that the injunction “inappropriately breaks into the enforcer.” [branch’s] He states that authority is “are well beyond what is legal.”
Jackson is expected to hear testimony from officials scheduled to carry out the RIF procedure on Tuesday.
