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Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official
This article was updated on Feb. 18 at 12:37 p.m. The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to block an ...
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Watchdog agency head tells justices to stay out of firing dispute
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger told the justices on Tuesday to leave in place a federal judge’s temporary order to reinstate him to his job. The head of the independent agency charged with whistleb ...
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The First ‘Mini-Me’ Executive Branch Case Gets to the Supreme Court on an Emergency Appeal
The first case involving judicial interference in the president’s executive authority has reached the Supreme Court.
JD Supra1d
Federal Judge Issues Order Prohibiting Massive Layoffs, Budget Cuts at CFPB Pending Ruling on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
A federal judge has issued an order temporarily prohibiting the Trump Administration from imposing mass layoffs and budget cuts at the CFPB.
Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit
Although a federal judge issued an order confirming a temporary hold on layoffs at the consumer watchdog agency, its staffers ...
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Judge blocks efforts to dismantle consumer watchdog CFPB
A federal judge has ordered a halt to efforts to dismantle and close down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Acting on a lawsuit filed by num ...
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Judge agrees to immediately halt further CFPB firings
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from firing more CPFB employees ...
Judge blocks mass layoffs at consumer protection agency targeted by Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pause its campaign of layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.