On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision in the case of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). The appellate court vacated the district court’s preliminary injunction, which had previously restricted the CFPB’s actions to halt the Bureau’s operations and terminate its employees.

Background

As discussed here , the NTEU, representing CFPB employees, filed a lawsuit challenging Acting Director Russell Vought’s actions, alleging they were unconstitutional and violated the Dodd-Frank Act. The district court held that the CFPB’s shut down attempts were inconsistent with its statutory obligations under Title X of Dodd-Frank. As a result, the court granted a preliminary injunction re

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