Updated August 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM MDT

A three-judge federal appeals court panel has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's attempt to lay off the vast majority of its employees can proceed.

The case concerns the reduction in force that the Trump administration conducted at the bureau in mid-April, in which layoff notices were sent to more than 1,400 staffers, leaving only about 200 employees remaining. In a 2-1 ruling on Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says the Trump administration may continue its dismantling of the bureau.

"We hold that the district court lacked jurisdiction to consider the claims predicated on loss of employment, which must proceed through the specialized-review scheme established in the Civil Service Reform Act," Judge G

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