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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

D.C. Circuit Clears Path for CFPB Layoffs

On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court decision that had temporarily blocked mass layoffs at the CFPB. The case arose after the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) challenged...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. District Court Blocks CFPB Shutdown; Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Stay

On Friday, March 28, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson took the “extraordinary step” of broadly enjoining the newly installed leadership of the CFPB from “eliminat[ing] the agency before the Court has the opportunity to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Appellate Court Decision Holding CFPB Unconstitutional Promises Significant Implications

In a landmark decision issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) structure violated the Constitution’s separation-of-powers requirements. In...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules Current Structure of CFPB Unconstitutional

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) reign as an unchecked power just suffered a significant check. On Oct. 11, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the CFPB’s structure was...more

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