U.S. judge orders Trump administration to continue funding consumer watchdog agency

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying top officials had unlawfully relied on deficient legal advice to justify their refusal to do so.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California marked another rebuke from the courts for President Donald Trump's handling of the CFPB, which he has said should be eliminated.