Judge blocks dismantling of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, orders employees reinstated
A federal judge is blocking the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, finding the Trump administration acted “completely in violation of law” when it attempted to shutter the organization.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a preliminary injunction Friday afternoon that requires the Trump administration to reinstate any terminated CFPB employees, rescind any contracts that have been canceled, allow the workforce to access their computers and return to the office, resume statutorily required work and maintain any records held by the organization.
“If the defendants are not enjoined, they will eliminate the agency before the Court has the opportunity to decide whether the law permits them to do it, and as the defendants’ own witness warned, the harm will be irreparable,” Judge Jackson wrote.
Activists participate in a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by Congress to safeguard Americans against unfair business practices in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, has been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump as part of his efforts to slash the federal government.
Trump has said the CFPB is “very important to get rid of” and that the organization was “set up to destroy some very good people.”
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