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Judges strike down restrictions on student loan forgiveness program

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Decisions by two judges have blocked the federal government from attaching restrictions to a student loan forgiveness program for public servants.

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  1. Union Leader

    Judge blocks Trump's limits on student loan forgiveness (opens Union Leader)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new rule stripping public service workers of eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness if it deems their employers to have a "substantial illegal purpose."

  2. Washington Times

    Judge strikes down Trump administration overhaul of student loan forgiveness program (opens Washington Times)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.

  3. Hawaiitribune Herald

    US judge blocks Trump’s limits on student loan forgiveness (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new rule stripping public service workers of eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness if it deems their employers to have a “substantial illegal purpose.” U.S.

  4. University Business

    Judges strike down Trump’s restrictions on loan forgiveness for public servants (opens University Business)

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    The Education Department wants to exclude employers that engage in DEI or activities that the Trump administration disapproves. The rule was set to take effect Wednesday.

  5. Tampa Free Press

    Massachusetts Judge Smashes Federal Plan To Strip Student Loan Forgiveness Over Political Views (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    A federal rule that would have allowed the U.S. Department of Education to deny student loan forgiveness to public servants based on their employers’ political and policy stances has been permanently blocked by a federal judge. The U.S.

  6. The College Fix

    Federal judge blocks Trump admin’s restrictions on loan forgiveness, citing free speech violations (opens The College Fix)

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    A federal district court judge blocked the Trump administration’s new restrictions on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program on Tuesday, just one day before the rule was set to take effect. The decision states that the Education Department’s rule restricts free expression “by threatening to rev…

  7. Phl17

    Judges strike down Trump administration student loan forgiveness overhaul (opens Phl17)

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    The rulings, issued by Biden-appointed judges in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., came just one day before the new eligibility rules were set to take effect.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Two judges block Trump’s student loan overhaul for public sector employees (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Federal judges in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., blocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday from implementing changes to a federal student loan program for people working in the public sector. The Education Department, at Trump’s direction, recently added a new rule to its Public Service Loan Fo…

  9. CT Mirror

    Judges strike down overhaul of student loan forgiveness program (opens CT Mirror)

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    A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans.

  10. UPI

    Judges strike down restrictions on student loan forgiveness program (opens UPI)

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    Decisions by two judges have blocked the federal government from attaching restrictions to a student loan forgiveness program for public servants.

  11. BizPac Review

    Court throws wrench into Trump effort to rein in student loan bailout program (opens BizPac Review)

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    The Trump administration’s attempt to clean up student loan programs took a hit on Tuesday. Two Biden-appointed federal judges blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions […]

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