President Trump wins big victory in DC appeals court

It was 2-1, with an Obama-appointed judge dissenting.

Here’s more from The Hill:

A federal appeals court panel on Friday overturned a judge’s block on the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), paving the way for mass layoffs to resume.

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It lifts a block that for months has prevented the CFPB from conducting planned layoffs affecting at least 80 percent of the bureau’s remaining workforce and terminating contracts.

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Katsas was joined in the majority by U.S. Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, also a Trump appointee.

U.S. Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard dissented, calling the decision “untenable.”

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Vought stopped the CFPB from drawing down more funding and took other drastic steps, including issuing stop work orders, canceling the lease of the agency’s headquarters and planning mass layoffs.

“The CFPB is now free to right-size itself in accordance with the law to best serve the American people,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said on the social platform X, celebrating the appeals ruling.

Good. It should be dismantled.