A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), expressing concerns about whether the mandate violates a previous court order.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said at a court hearing that she is “deeply concerned” that Trump administration officials are not complying with her earlier order that maintains CFPB’s existence until she rules on the merits of a lawsuit seeking to preserve it, according to reporters in the courthouse.
At the hearing, she blocked the administration from preventing CFPB workers from accessing computer systems before the court hears arguments later in April....
