US judge clears legal hurdle for Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
US judge clears legal hurdle for Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
Judge removes Georgia from Republican-led lawsuit blocking debt relief and transfers case to MissouriA federal judge has dealt a setback to a legal challenge by seven Republican-led states to the latest student debt forgiveness plan from Joe Biden’s administration, removing Georgia from the case and moving it to Missouri.J Randal Hall, a US district judge based in Augusta, Georgia, took the action on Wednesday, one day before a temporary restraining order he issued on 5 September blocking the administration from proceeding with the plan - a USDepartment of Education regulation that is still not finalized - was set to expire. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/03/georgia-biden-student-loan-lawsuit
Judge removes Georgia from Republican-led lawsuit blocking debt relief and transfers case to MissouriA federal judge has dealt a setback to a legal challenge by seven Republican-led states to the latest student debt forgiveness plan from Joe Biden’s administration, removing Georgia from the case and moving it to Missouri.J Randal Hall, a US district judge based in Augusta, Georgia, took the action on Wednesday, one day before a temporary restraining order he issued on 5 September blocking the administration from proceeding with the plan - a USDepartment of Education regulation that is still not finalized - was set to expire. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/03/georgia-biden-student-loan-lawsuit