In final arguments before D.C. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly issued his initial ruling in the English v. Trump case over leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the issue of the status quo appeared to weigh heavily in the balance.
That brings to light two areas of focus which might have determined the course of CFPB activity since Thanksgiving: the memo written by CFPB General Counsel Mary McLeod and the employment status of Deputy Director Leandra English.
Read on for more about the initial hearing, and why McLeod’s memo might have created a higher standard for English to reach in her case.
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