CFPB layoffs

Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson Halts Trump Plan to Axe 1,500 Consumer Bureau Staffers

A federal judge, Amy Berman Jackson, has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to lay off nearly 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), raising sharp concerns about potential non-compliance with an earlier court order. The move comes as part of an ongoing legal battle over the bureau’s...