Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Restrictions on Loan Forgiveness, Citing Free Speech Violations
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Court throws wrench into Trump effort to rein in student loan bailout program · American Wire News
The Trump administration’s attempt to clean up student loan programs took a hit on Tuesday. Two Biden-appointed federal judges blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on a student loan forgiveness program. The proposed rules would have prevented public service workers from receiving debt relief if their employers were deemed to have a “substantial illegal purpose,” reported The Hill. More than 20 states and numerous nonp…
The regulation aimed to leave out the program employees of organizations that the Republican government considers with a "substantial illegal purpose"
Dept. of Justice: Wisconsin DOJ and coalition win summary judgment in lawsuit challenging U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful restrictions on public service loan forgiveness
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition on Tuesday secured summary judgment blocking a U.S. Department of Education rule that would have unlawfully restricted employers’ eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Wisconsin DOJ joined...
Federal judge blocks Trump admin’s restrictions on loan forgiveness, citing free speech violations
A federal district court judge blocked the Trump administration’s new restrictions on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program on Tuesday, just one day before the rule was set to take effect. The decision states that the Education Department’s rule restricts free expression “by threatening to revoke PSLF eligibility from borrowers who, among other things, lawfully assist immigrants… Source
Federal Judges Strike Down Trump Admin Overhaul of Public Service Forgiveness Program for Student Loans
A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts vacated the U.S. Education Department’s changes, saying they overstepped the agency’s power and threatened to violate First Amendment protections f…
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