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

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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

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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

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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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Student Loan Forgiveness at Risk after Skeptical Justices Focus on Fairness and Authority

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Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Biden administration’s effort to cancel $400 billion in student debt. The litigation was initiated by a group of six right-leaning...more

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Biden Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan

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Background on the Plan - The Biden Administration recently announced a Student Debt Relief Plan (Plan) that will provide one-time federal student loan debt relief to eligible borrowers. After multiple states and the...more

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Student Loan Assistance From Employers

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As recently announced, President Biden has authorized forgiveness of up to $10,000 for federal student loan borrowers and $20,000 to individuals who received Pell Grants....more

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Texas Power Companies Investigated Post-Storm | Cryptocurrency Investors Misled| Student Loan Relief

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2022 AG Elections- Republican Candidate Seeks 2022 Rematch Against Minnesota’s Incumbent Attorney General- •Doug Wardlow, general counsel for My Pillow, Inc. and a former state representative, has announced he will...more

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Student Lending Proposals to the Incoming Biden Administration

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U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, penned a letter to the incoming Biden administration suggesting changes to the student lending regulatory environment, as well...more

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Biden Administration Issues Regulatory Freeze On New Agency Rules

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In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more

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