The Supreme Court is poised to unwind a fair number of legal principles to make sure student debtors don’t get a break.
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Will the Supreme Court Block Student Debt Relief?
The justices may have trouble confirming that the plaintiffs have the right to sue.
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Will the Education Culture War Backfire on Republicans?
Conservative screaming about wokeness is a substitute for the old priorities of school vouchers and weakening of public education. Polls show that parents don’t agree.
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The End of the Student Loan System
Proposed rules on income-driven repayment will fundamentally change how student loans work, if done properly.
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Administration Releases Brief in Student Debt Case
The court brief highlights how ruling to abolish student debt would be counterproductive to even conservative judicial interests.
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Courts Use Increasingly Lawless Arguments to Block Student Debt Relief
In the latest ruling, the Eighth Circuit turned a non-plaintiff into a plaintiff.
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Servicer in a Key Student Loan Cancellation Lawsuit Risks a $175 Billion Fine
MOHELA, a servicer involved in the case that heard oral arguments on Wednesday, could be liable under California law if it interferes with a borrower’s right to debt forgiveness.
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Warren, Pressley Ask Navient About ‘Attempting to Scam’ Student Loan Borrowers
Emails from the servicing company entice borrowers to refinance into private loans that wouldn’t be eligible for the announced debt forgiveness.
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The Hurdles to Student Debt Relief
‘If part of the theory of adding an income cap was to make this more progressive, the real-world impact was to make it more regressive.’
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Why It’ll Be Tough for Republicans to Cancel Student Debt Cancellation
There are significant legal hurdles, and if Democrats implement debt forgiveness quickly, significant political ones as well.