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8th Circuit Court of Appeals Weighs in on The SAVE Plan and Student Loan Forgiveness

On February 18, 2025, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Biden administration’s income-driven repayment Plan was an overreach of authority. In doing so, it upheld a preliminary injunction on the Plan and sent...more

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Federal Judges Block Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

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Two federal judges recently said that the Education Department lacked the power to reduce or cancel federal student loans under the SAVE program; an appeals court subsequently lifted the injunction in one case....more

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Biden announces student debt cancellation for borrowers who attended “predatory” institutions

On May 1, the Biden Administration announced the approval of $6.1 billion in student debt cancellation for 317,000 borrowers who attended a system of art schools, which the Administration accused of engaging in deceptive...more

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Where Does Student Debt Relief Go After the Supreme Court Struck Down Biden’s Debt Cancellation Plan?

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The Biden Administration is scrambling to find a new way to provide relief to the nearly 43 million people who borrowed $430 billion in student loans. Our Education Team breaks down the Supreme Court’s ruling and questions...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, June 2023

Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts - "In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more

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