The Internet reported that on April 3 local time, the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals suspended an order issued by a lower court last week that provided government workers and consumer advocates with a major victory in opposing the Trump administration's attack on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). However, judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit largely maintained the status quo, retaining a provisional agreement preventing the government from firing employees or canceling contracts, and said they understood that the agency would continue to perform its functions required by law. The suspension would give the appeals court time to consider the Justice Department's emergency request, the ruling said. The three-judge panel warned that this should not be interpreted as a sign of what decision they will ultimately make. Earlier, a U.S. federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from dissolving the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency and preventing the agency from laying off employees on a large scale. Justice Department lawyers said they planned to appeal the order.