Judge Blocks Rule Limiting Public Service Loan Forgiveness
A judge has blocked a rule that aimed to strip public service workers of their student loan forgiveness benefits. This decision prevents the Trump administration's plan to limit a major student-loan forgiveness program for public servants.
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Judge blocks rule to strip public service workers of student loan forgiveness
Trump, who had signed an order to the effect, handed legal defeat after judge sided with Democratic-led states A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump 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”. US district judge Myong Joun in Boston sided with Democratic-led states, cities and non-profits that argued the US Department of Education’...
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A judge blocked President Donald Trump's rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images A federal judge blocked Trump's plans to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The ruling comes just hours before it was set to take effect. With the rule blocked, all public service employers will maintain access to the program. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to narrow eligibility for a major student-loan forgiveness program...
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