Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Lawsuit filed to stop Biden administration’s unlawful student loan cancellation

 Today, Pacific Legal Foundation filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education to block its illegal move to cancel more than $500 billion in student loan debt.

  • Congress did not authorize the executive branch to unilaterally cancel student debt.
  • Biden's justification relies on an inapplicable, 20-year-old law: The HEROES Act, which was intended as aid to veterans and their families, allows government to modify student loans during times of war or national emergency.
  • Whatever the motives of the president for transferring massive amounts of student debt to taxpayers in a rushed, haphazard manner, it certainly seems like an election year ploy.

Pacific Legal Foundation is a national nonprofit legal organization that defends Americans threatened by government overreach and abuse

  • Since its founding in 1973, PLF has challenged the government when it violates individual liberty and constitutional rights
  • With active cases in 34 states plus Washington, D.C., PLF represents clients in state and federal courts, with 14 victories out of 16 cases litigated at the U.S. Supreme Court

https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/lawsuit-filed-to-stop-biden-administrations-unlawful-student-loan-cancellation/

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