En Banc Rehearing Granted After Split D.C. Circuit Rules On CFPB Firings Claims

( January 2, 2026, 10:04 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a petition for rehearing en banc after a divided panel in August vacated a trial court’s preliminary injunction in a case over the termination of more than 1,400 workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); the majority ruled at that time that the claims related to loss of employment “must proceed through the specialized-review scheme established in the Civil Service Reform Act.”...