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Court temporarily blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness

Headline from CBS 8 San Diego, on the newest of 2 developments

The court ruled Friday that Biden's plan to cancel thousands of dollars in student loan debt should be put on hold while legal challenges play out in court.

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  1. Supreme Court Rejects Request to Block Biden Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Program

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    Court temporarily blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness

    Headline from CBS 8 San Diego ·

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  1. CBS News

    Group asks Supreme Court to block implementation of Biden's student debt relief plan (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The request comes days before the Biden administration will begin accepting applications for debt forgiveness.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Supreme Court Rejects Request to Block Biden Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Program (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The Biden administration program will cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of people. A Wisconsin group asked the Supreme Court to block the plan.

  3. Washington Times

    Supreme Court asked to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A Wisconsin taxpayer group has asked the Supreme Court to halt President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan while litigation over the measure proceeds in lower court.

  4. Insider

    About 22 million people have applied for student loan forgiveness, Biden said, as GOP states and lawsuits continue to rush to block the program (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    One of the most serious challenges to President Joe Biden's student-loan forgiveness program was thrown out on Thursday.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Judge dismisses Republican states' challenge to block student loan forgiveness plan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal judge in Missouri declined to take up a lawsuit filed by six Republican-led states that sought to block President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, though GOP state Attorney General Derek Schmidt plans to appeal.

  6. The Center Square

    Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging student loan forgiveness (opens The Center Square)

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    The Center Square's feed description

    (The Center Square) - A federal judge in Missouri dismissed a lawsuit late Thursday challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.

  7. Insider

    Student-loan companies who want to sue the government to stop Biden's student-loan forgiveness are on their own, a judge just ruled — states can't do it on their behalf (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A judge struck down a major challenge to Biden's debt relief — partly because GOP-led states were acting on behalf of loan company MOHELA.

  8. Reason

    Federal Court Issues Dubious Decision Dismissing Six-State Lawsuit Against Biden Loan Forgiveness Program for Lack of Standing (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    The ruling is based on badly flawed reasoning, and may well be overturned on appeal. Even if it isn't, the plaintiff states have an obvious way to get around it.

  9. Fox32 Chicago

    Student loan forgiveness: Judge rejects GOP-led effort to stop Biden's plan (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Conservative attorneys, GOP lawmakers and other groups have argued that Biden overstepped his authority in taking such sweeping action without the assent of Congress.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Biden to bash Republicans challenging student loan forgiveness program: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden is expected to criticize Republicans in Congress who have challenged or otherwise rejected his student loan forgiveness plan during remarks he will make at Delaware State University on Friday.

  11. FOX Business

    Biden's student loan handout survives legal challenge by Republican-led states (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey dismissed a lawsuit challenging Biden's student debt forgiveness plan on Thursday that was brought by Republican-led states.

  12. Courthouse News Service

    Federal judge dismisses Republican challenge to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey found the six GOP states lacked standing to pursue the lawsuit, which sought to block the order that would grant between $10,000 and $20,000 of student loan relief to qualified borrowers.

  13. Voice of America

    Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Survives 2 Legal Challenges (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Conservative state attorneys general and several legal groups have filed seeking to put on hold the debt forgiveness plan for people who had taken out loans to pay for college

  14. Washington Post

    Appeals court temporarily halts Biden’s student debt relief program (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit granted an administrative stay barring the Biden administration from discharging any debt until the court rules on an appeal from a coalition of six Republican states to block the program.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Biden's student loan debt forgiveness program is far from a done deal (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The news on President Joe Biden’s attempt to cancel student loan debt has been coming in fast and furious this week. Here’s what you need to know about recent developments.

  16. Insider

    Biden's student-loan forgiveness can move forward for now after a federal judge just threw out one of the most serious GOP lawsuits against the debt relief (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Six GOP-led states wanted to block Biden's student-debt cancellation because it would harm their revenue, along with that of loan company MOHELA.

  17. Portland Press Herald

    Judge dismisses Republican-led states lawsuit to block student loan forgiveness plan (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Six Republican-led states said the Biden administration overstepped its authority in its plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt.

  18. PJ Media

    Taxpayer Group Asks Supreme Court to Block Student Loan Forgiveness Program (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Even rabid Biden supporters believe the president does not have the authority to cancel so much debt. But what we're going to find going forward is that the

  19. CBS 8 San Diego

    Court temporarily blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

    The court ruled Friday that Biden's plan to cancel thousands of dollars in student loan debt should be put on hold while legal challenges play out in court.

  20. InForum

    U.S. appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness plan (opens InForum)

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    InForum's feed description

    A U.S. District Judge in St. Louis ruled that while the six Republican-led states had raised "important and significant challenges to the debt relief plan," he threw out their lawsuit on grounds they lacked the necessary legal standing to pursue the case.

  21. Reason

    A federal court temporarily halted Biden's student loan forgiveness plan (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    It's the first of several court challenges to achieve any level of success. The Supreme Court rejected a separate challenge on Friday.

  22. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks President Joe Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Program (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A federal appeals court late Friday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking President Joe Biden's plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans.

  23. Breitbart News

    Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Biden Student Debt Transfer (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A federal appeals court blocked Biden’s student debt transfer on Friday, just hours after he boasted the courts were on his "side."

  24. Georgia Recorder

    Biden student debt forgiveness plan on temporary hold after appeals court ruling (opens Georgia Recorder)

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    Georgia Recorder's feed description

    WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from carrying out its student loan forgiveness plan, until the court makes a determination on a request for an injunction brought by six Republican-led states, according to multiple media reports. The 8th U.

  25. CBS News

    Appeals court temporarily pauses student loan forgiveness plan (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    In their appeal, attorneys for several Republican-led states said the plan will irreparably harm their states' student loan programs.

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