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GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

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Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.

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  1. Lawsuit Aims To Block Biden From Forgiving Student Loans

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    GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

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  1. NBC News

    Lawsuit seeks to block Biden's student debt forgiveness program (opens NBC News)

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    An Indiana-based lawyer argues that the program violates the Constitution and could put him in a worse-off position financially because of state taxes.

  2. The Washington Free Beacon

    Conservative Legal Group Sues To Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    A conservative legal group is suing the Biden administration to block what it says is the president’s plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Lawsuits mount on Biden's expensive student loan forgiveness plan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt is facing its first serious legal challenge alleging it violates federal law and the Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation on Tuesday.

  4. Forbes

    Lawsuit Aims To Block Biden From Forgiving Student Loans (opens Forbes)

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    The lawsuit takes issue with how debt cancellation is taxed under the plan.

  5. Forbes

    Will Republicans Derail Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan In Court? (opens Forbes)

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    Republicans have vowed to block President Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan in court. And a new lawsuit filed by a conservative legal organization seeks to do just that. But will it succeed?

  6. Madison

    GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan (opens Madison)

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    Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of Americans. They're accusing it of overstepping its executive

  7. Local News 8

    6 GOP-led states sue Biden over student loan forgiveness plan (opens Local News 8)

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    By Katie Lobosco, CNN Six Republican-led states sued President Joe Biden on Thursday in an effort to block his student loan forgiveness plan from taking effect. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Missouri by state attorneys general from Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska and South Carolin…

  8. Washington Times

    Six states sue Biden administration over student debt relief (opens Washington Times)

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    Six Republican-led states on Thursday sued the Biden administration over plans to cancel student loan debt, a move the lawsuit says will hurt the working class at a time when the economy is already struggling.

  9. KTVB Boise

    GOP-led states sue Biden administration over student loan forgiveness plan (opens KTVB Boise)

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    Biden’s forgiveness program will cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income.

  10. Newsweek

    Biden plows ahead with student loan forgiveness despite GOP lawsuit (opens Newsweek)

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    The president improperly exploited an obscure 2003 law to justify his student loan debt forgiveness plan, a Republican lawsuit alleges.

  11. NBC4 Washington

    GOP States Sue Biden Administration Over Plan to Forgive Student Loans (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of Americans.

  12. Insider

    Biden's Education Department may have just dodged the first lawsuit against student loan forgiveness by confirming anyone can opt out of relief (opens Insider)

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    The lawsuit, meant to halt student loan relief, said one borrower would be stuck with a big state tax bill. Now he just won't get his loans relieved.

  13. CBS News

    Six GOP-led states suing Biden administration over student loan forgiveness (opens CBS News)

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    Six GOP-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt.

  14. Courthouse News Service

    Red states sue to block Biden student loan relief program (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The lawsuit claims the president does not have the power to implement the plan through executive action and that it would worsen inflation without providing relief to the poor.

  15. The New Republic

    Conservatives Found Someone Who’s Been Traumatized by Biden’s Student Debt Plan (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    A rather odd plaintiff—with some convoluted legal arguments—has emerged to sue the administration over its loan forgiveness proposal.

  16. The Daily Signal

    6 States Sue to Block Biden’s Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’ Scheme (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Biden’s education secretary knowingly would grant relief to millions who don't qualify, so his actions exceed the scope of the HEROES Act.

  17. Truthout

    Activists Condemn GOP States’ “Sham” Lawsuit Over Student Debt Forgiveness (opens Truthout)

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    Six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday attempting to halt Biden's student debt forgiveness plan.

  18. NBC News

    Six GOP-led states sue Biden administration over student loan forgiveness plan (opens NBC News)

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    It's the second lawsuit filed this week against the president's student debt cancellation program, which is expected to be implemented in October.

  19. Portland Press Herald

    Republican states sue Biden administration over student loan plan (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping proposal laid out by President Joe Biden in late August, when he said his administration would cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for huge numbers of borrowers.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Six GOP states sue Biden administration over student debt forgiveness plan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration over the president’s student debt relief plan, citing the coronavirus pandemic and states' financial instability as reasons for the lawsuit.

  21. Slate Magazine

    How the Biden Administration Just Outwitted the Lawsuit Against Student Loan Relief (opens Slate Magazine)

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    The suit was dubious enough to defeat in a day. There’s already another one—and it's not much better.

  22. New York Times

    Republican-led States Sue to Block Biden’s Plan to Erase Student Loan Debt (opens New York Times)

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    The lawsuit accuses President Biden of overstepping his authority in directing the government to cancel as much as $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of people.

  23. The Washington Free Beacon

    Six Republican-Led States Sue To Halt Biden's Student Debt Cancellation (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Six Republican-led states on Thursday filed a challenge to the Biden administration's student loan cancellation program in federal court in Missouri on Thursday.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Republican-led states sue to block Biden’s student loan plan (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Republicans ramp up attack on Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan, saying US president overstepped his powers.

  25. Politico

    Biden administration scales back student debt relief for millions amid legal concerns (opens Politico)

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    Education Department says that a subset of federal student loans owned by private lenders no longer qualify for relief.

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