Career Colleges v. EDUC
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May 21, 2024
Full 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Blocking Student Loan Rule
The U.S. Department of Education has asked the full Fifth Circuit to reconsider a recent preliminary injunction a three-judge panel ordered blocking changes to a program providing student loan forgiveness to borrowers defrauded by higher education institutions. It said the panel wrongly held that the department doesn't have the authority to determine whether a borrower has a valid defense to repayment.
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April 05, 2024
5th Circ. Blocks Biden Admin's Predatory College Loan Rule
The Fifth Circuit has ordered a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration's changes to a program providing student loan forgiveness to borrowers defrauded by higher education institutions, finding that the plaintiff representing for-profit colleges demonstrated a likelihood of suffering irreparable harm without the injunction.
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October 11, 2023
States Say Biden Rule Protects Against Predatory Colleges
A coalition of 23 states is urging the Fifth Circuit to uphold the Biden administration's changes to a program that allows student borrowers to have their loans forgiven when they are defrauded by higher education institutions, writing that ruling in favor of a regulatory group that challenged the rule would "be profoundly inefficient and waste taxpayer resources."