A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that had blocked the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), now clearing the way for the federal government to resume mass firings at the agency.

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said workers' unions and pro-consumer groups that use CFPB services did not have the right to bring the case to federal court and that the lower court judge acted outside its authority when it temporarily blocked the dismantling of the CFPB.

"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" under laws governing the civil service

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