Court grants preliminary injunction in NTEU v. CFPB, defendants appeal

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Trump administration officials, ruling that recent staff cuts and other actions were part of an unlawful attempt to eliminate the CFPB, as argued by the union representing agency employees. Although the plaintiffs in the case welcomed the decision, the matter is not settled. A day after the March 28 ruling, the defendants filed an appeal in the U.S. D.C. Court of Appeals.