National Treasury Employees Union, et al v. Russell Vought, et al

  1. November 24, 2025

    CFPB Union Asks Court To Neutralize Fed Funding Block

    The federal labor union suing over the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to rule that the Trump administration may not shut down the agency simply by refusing to replenish its Federal Reserve funding.

  2. October 22, 2025

    Trump Admin Battles DC Circ. Rehearing Bid In CFPB Case

    The Trump administration has urged the full D.C. Circuit to keep in place a split panel's ruling that would allow mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, dismissing a union-led bid for full-court review as one that's built on a misguided "straw man" attack.

  3. October 17, 2025

    DC Circ. Denies DOJ Bid For Shutdown Delay In CFPB Case

    The D.C. Circuit said Friday it will not delay briefing in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau layoffs case as the government shutdown drags on, rejecting a Trump administration request for a deadline extension tied to the lapse in federal funding.

  4. October 15, 2025

    Vought Aims To Close CFPB Within '2 Or 3 Months'

    White House budget chief Russell Vought said Wednesday that he wants to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to succeed in the next few months, despite the Trump administration's claims in court that the agency is just being downsized.

  5. October 08, 2025

    Trump Admin Cites Shutdown In Bid For CFPB Case Delay

    Amid growing calls for the full D.C. Circuit to revisit a recent panel ruling that would allow mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Trump administration is asking for a pause in the case until after the government shutdown is over.

  6. September 29, 2025

    CFPB Union Asks DC Circ. To Rehear Injunction Ruling

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's worker union on Monday urged the full D.C. Circuit to come to the rescue of an injunction that has blocked the Trump administration from enacting sweeping cuts at the agency, warning the regulator's continued existence is at stake.

  7. August 15, 2025

    DC Circ. Paves Way For Trump Admin To Resume CFPB Cuts

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday tentatively cleared President Donald Trump's administration to carry out mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting a lower-court hold on those efforts but giving time for groups representing consumers and agency workers to request an appeal.

  8. May 17, 2025

    DC Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Blockade On CFPB Mass Layoffs

    A D.C. Circuit panel majority Friday sounded inclined to lift lower court restrictions on what the Trump administration contends is its lawful push to "radically downsize" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, potentially clearing the way for mass layoffs of its staff.

  9. May 12, 2025

    DC Circ. Has 'Duty To Intervene' To Protect CFPB, Union Says

    A union representing employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has urged the D.C. Circuit to keep in place a lower court injunction barring the agency from stopping work and firing staff, asserting ahead of oral arguments this week that the Trump administration is trying to "place the executive branch above the law."

  10. April 30, 2025

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    Spring has sprung for appellate arguments over the White House's pruning and shearing of agencies, part of a bountiful circuit calendar in May, when appeals courts will also tend to defamation drama involving a pro golfer, antitrust suits against drugmakers and hotels, and a nine-figure patent verdict against Apple Inc.