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☆ 8 million student-loan borrowers who remain blocked from cheaper payments and debt cancellation are getting a step closer to a final decision on Biden's new repayment plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Missouri court will hear oral arguments for Biden's SAVE student-loan repayment plan on October 24. The SAVE plan has been blocked for months following challenges from GOP state attorneys general. The case now sits with the 8th Circuit, and the Supreme Court urged for a quick decision. AdvertisementMillions of student-loan borrowers are getting a step closer to a court ruling on cheaper payments and debt relief. Advertisement"An appellate court has to apply the law from the US Supreme Court," Nahmias said.

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☆ Latino groups denounce laws making it harder to help voters with disabilities and language issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Albinson Linares | Albinson Linares Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo Based In Mexico City. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Laws in three states have enacted tougher restrictions for people who help voters with disabilities, language or other issues cast their ballots. Latino groups who have sued Texas, Arkansas and Missouri over these laws are warning that those who need help to vote in November’s elections may not get the assistance they need. “Many Latino voters have disabilities or English is not their first language. “We have to remember that the number of Latino voters who participated in 2020 was higher than the number needed to tip the presidential election results. According to data from the Pew Research Center, in Arkansas there are approximately 83,000 Latino voters who are eligible to participate in elections; in Missouri's case, it's 125,000.

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☆ Meet the millennials who got student-loan forgiveness and now have the freedom to save for retirement, grow their families, and consider going back to school
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Scott M. Smith, 40, wasn't expecting student-loan forgiveness. Scott M. Smith, 40, received student-loan forgiveness through PSLF. AdvertisementThe freedom to go back to schoolFor Paul Smylie, 39, student-loan forgiveness means something else. Smylie's student-loan forgiveness is giving him the financial freedom to consider doing just that. In a rule first established under President Barack Obama, any student-loan borrower who can prove they are totally and permanently disabled is eligible for student-loan forgiveness.

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☆ 8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan just got more bad news after a federal court officially blocked cheaper payments and debt cancellation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 8th Circuit officially blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety. It replaces its temporary stay on the plan from July, which paused cheaper payments and debt relief. Enrolled borrowers will likely be in limbo for long as the legal process progresses. AdvertisementThe legal roller coaster for millions of student-loan borrowers continues. On Friday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals placed a preliminary injunction on President Joe Biden's SAVE income-driven repayment plan, intended to lower monthly payments and shorten the timeline for relief for the 8 million borrowers enrolled.

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☆ Federal appeals court issues another blow to Biden’s student loan repayment plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Devan Cole | Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —A federal appeals court delivered on Friday another blow to President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan, siding with Republican-led states that asked it to block further implementation of the plan until their challenge to it is resolved. Those borrowers have been placed in an interest-free forbearance during which they are not required to make monthly student loan payments. The high court is already considering a separate request from the administration stemming from another challenge to the plan. SAVE is one of the Biden-Harris administration’s key student loan policies. SAVE was launched soon after the Supreme Court knocked down Biden’s signature, one-time student loan forgiveness program last summer.

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☆ A millennial dentist with $231,000 in student debt is worried he'll have to sell his home or get a second job if Biden's new repayment plan is axed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Related storiesShould the plan ultimately be blocked, David said he might have to sell his home or get a second job to afford higher student-loan payments again. But he's highly concerned about his fate with the SAVE plan up in the air. They cited an estimate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that found the SAVE plan could cost $475 billion over 10 years. Are you enrolled in the SAVE plan and concerned about student-loan payments? Will student loans influence how you vote in the election?

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☆ After various degrees and a brain injury, I owe $150,000 in student loans. The lawsuits and election only make it worse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I wasn't prepared for the reality of my teaching salary or complicated nature of interest on student loans. I'm 35 now and have a long, winding history with my student debt, from income-driven repayment plans, to in-school deferments, to the SAVE plan, which an appeals court just blocked. And with the lawsuits and delays, my $150,000 of worth of debt in private and federal loans is now in limbo. AdvertisementThe lawsuits feel political to me, but I just don't see why politicians are interested in hindering my ability to survive. The election looms before me, with my financial future depending on who occupies the White House and how they feel about student debt.

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☆ Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan have 2 options to get credit toward debt cancellation while the program is blocked
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Education Department has updates on the next steps for student-loan borrowers enrolled in President Joe Biden's new repayment plan. The ruling follows a roller coaster of court decisions regarding the SAVE plan. AdvertisementThe department recently updated its guidance on what this forbearance period means for borrowers — including two avenues for borrowers to receive forgiveness credit despite the forbearance. The first option is for borrowers on SAVE to switch to a new income-driven repayment plan, including PAYE, income-based repayment, or income-contingent repayment — all of which are not blocked in court. Along with switching repayment plans to receive credit toward forgiveness, the Education Department highlighted another option for borrowers on PSLF to receive forgiveness credit: a "buy back."

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☆ A boomer with $50,000 in student loans voted for Trump in the last election. But with Biden's new repayment plan blocked, she's considering supporting a Democratic ticket.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"I want to be able to just breathe, but retiring and having to pay for student loans when I'm not even working anymore and paying most of my Social Security to student loans, it's ridiculous. Hill said the uncertainty with her student loans is forcing her to push back her timeline to retire. She's a teacher and has loans because she went back to school in 2009 to get her teaching degree, which she funded through grants, scholarships, and student loans. AdvertisementThe Education Department has vowed to continue fighting for the SAVE plan in court. Are your student-loan payments influencing how you will vote in the election?

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☆ If you enrolled in the SAVE plan, you may not have a payment due for now—what borrowers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Federal student loan borrowers on the SAVE plan were expecting or already enjoying lower monthly payments from July onward, and others were hoping to see their loans forgiven after a decade of payments. The temporary stay blocks all aspects of the SAVE plan from moving forward until further notice. If you're already enrolled in the SAVE plan, you'll be placed in an interest-free forbearance while the administration "continues to vigorously defend the SAVE Plan in court," the statement said. The 8th Circuit ruling addresses just one of the two lawsuits currently being litigated to determine the SAVE plan's fate. If the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Kansas issues a different ruling, the Supreme Court may have to step in.

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☆ 8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan don't have to make payments after a federal court blocked the program in full
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 8th Circuit blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in full. Student-loan borrowers on SAVE won't have to make payments as the legal process continues. This will likely spark confusion for borrowers who already received bills with lower payments. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in full, meaning that key provisions of the plan, like lower monthly payments and a shorter timeline to debt cancellation, cannot be implemented.

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☆ A federal court has now blocked Biden's new student-loan repayment plan in full, prohibiting borrowers from getting cheaper payments and debt cancellation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 8th Circuit on Thursday blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in full. This means that debt cancellation and cheaper payments through the plan cannot be implemented. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA major repayment plan for millions of student-loan borrowers is once again blocked. Earlier this year, two separate groups of GOP state attorneys general filed lawsuits to block the SAVE plan, and at the end of June, two federal courts placed preliminary injunctions on the plan.

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Circuit Court of appeals denied the request for the case to go before the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel ruled 2-1 last year that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe 8th Circuit ruling applies only to federal courts covered by the district, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. “The decision by the Eighth Circuit to not revisit the case is a serious blow to the rights of Arkansas voters," Holly Dickson, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas, said in a statement. The Arkansas lawsuit challenges the state House redistricting plan, which was approved in 2021 by the all-Republican state Board of Apportionment.

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☆ US appeals court ruling strikes at core of landmark voting rights law
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Joseph Ax | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The ruling, which will likely be appealed, could set up the next voting rights battle at the U.S. Supreme Court. The vast majority of Voting Rights Act cases are filed by private parties. For instance, the case that prompted the Supreme Court earlier this year to strike down Alabama's congressional map was originally filed by a coalition of civil rights groups. In a dissent, Chief Judge Lavenski Smith, also a Bush appointee, said he would have followed existing precedent unless Congress or the Supreme Court said otherwise. Sophia Lin Lakin, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union's voting rights project and a lawyer for the plaintiffs, in a statement called the ruling a "travesty for democracy."

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota announced Monday that it is suing South Dakota over a state law that restricts content on vanity plates. Hart intended for the personalized license plate to refer to his business and its mission of promoting tribal sovereignty, the news release said. According to the complaint filed Friday, the state Department of Revenue denied Hart's application in 2022. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe department used its authority to recall at least three personalized plates in 2022, the lawsuit says. It names both the state's Department of Revenue and the state's Motor Vehicle Division.

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REUTERS/Demetrius Freeman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Tennessee Office of Attorney General FollowNov 1 (Reuters) - Three Tennessee families of transgender children on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a state law banning so-called gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for patients under 18. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce bans on gender-affirming care in September. Families challenging the Kentucky ban have not yet filed a petition to the Supreme Court. The St. Louis, Missouri-based 8th Circuit last year blocked an Arkansas ban, though the court is expected to consider the issue again. The Tennessee families urged the Supreme Court to take up the issue in part to avoid the "chaos" of conflicting court rulings.

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☆ Josh Duggar: Appeals court upholds the former reality star's child pornography conviction
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal appeals court upheld the child pornography conviction of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, rejecting his arguments for a new trial, court documents show. Duggar was sentenced last year to 12 years in federal prison after being found guilty of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Duggar reportedly asked federal agents serving a warrant, “Has somebody been downloading child pornography,” before they were able to give him further explanation of the warrant, according to court documents. Duggar ultimately decided not to call him to the stand, however, because the district court ruled that any mention of the employee’s prior conviction was off-limits,” the panel said in its decision. The appellate judges noted that the district court tried to strike a balance by allowing the former employee to testify but blocking mention of the prior sex crime.

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Circuit Court of Appeals that said because her overtime pay lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania, only workers from that state could join. The Supreme Court last year declined to take up appeals of those cases. Under the FLSA, workers can file "collective actions" that are similar to class action lawsuits but have some key procedural differences, including that other workers must opt in to be included. The 3rd Circuit upheld that ruling last year, prompting Fischer's Supreme Court petition. The case is Fischer v. Federal Express Corp, U.S. Supreme Court, No.

☆ Student debt forgiveness heads to the Supreme Court—here's what borrowers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2023. The Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week against and for President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. The Biden administration has appealed both rulings, maintaining the president is within his authority to cancel federal student debt. Who will benefit the most from student debt forgiveness? What happens if the Supreme Court stops debt forgiveness?

☆ Why 2 law professors who think Biden's student-loan forgiveness is illegal believe the GOP-led states that blocked the debt relief 'utterly lack standing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two law professors filed an amicus brief to SCOTUS regarding Biden's student-debt relief. They said they don't think the relief is legal, but the six GOP-led states who sued do not have standing. The states cannot use student-loan company MOHELA in this case, the professors said. The states "utterly lack standing for the remedy they received"Bray and Baude's central argument is that Missouri should not be bringing this lawsuit. If MOHELA will suffer revenue loss from loans it would have serviced prior to debt relief, then MOHELA is the entity that should be suing, they said.

☆ If the Supreme Court strikes down student-loan forgiveness, it could have 'startling implications,' Biden says — and set a strange legal precedent going forward
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Biden's administration filed its full legal defense of its student-debt relief plan to the Supreme Court. Student-loan company MOHELA is central to the lawsuit filed by six GOP-led states. The DOJ said that ruling in favor of the states' argument could set a strange legal precedent. She added that the states' standing is questionable, and she's concerned of the legal precedent it would set should the Supreme Court rule in their favor. Should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the states, it would have "startling implications," the filing said.

☆ What millions of student-loan borrowers need to know as 2023 shapes up to be a year of uncertainty for Biden's relief
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Student-loan borrowers are facing a year of uncertainty in 2023. Broad student-debt relief is up in the air as the Supreme Court will make a decision on its legality. The other lawsuit was filed by two student-loan borrowers who sued because they did not qualify for the full $20,000 amount of debt relief. Student-loan payment resumptionWhen federal borrowers resume payments is entirely dependent on how the legal challenges play out. Reforms to targeted loan forgiveness programsThe summer of 2023 should bring borrowers some changes to specific student-loan forgiveness programs.

☆ 'A lone Trump-appointed judge in Texas' should not have the ability to block student-loan forgiveness for millions of Americans, says a Democratic lawmaker introducing a bill to stop it from happening
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His new bill would channel that authority to D.C. courts and the Supreme Court only. "Although the Biden administration has appealed this ruling, its long-overdue student debt relief program will now, at a minimum, be stalled for many months," Jones wrote. Two federal courts have so far succeeded in blocking Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for federal borrowers. Some Republican lawmakers have lauded those rulings because they have consistently argued Biden does not have the authority to cancel student debt broadly without Congressional approval. Now, the fate of this debt relief rests with the Supreme Court as it will begin to hear arguments on February 28 as to whether Biden can move forward with the loan forgiveness.

☆ How 10 student-loan borrowers are coping with the highs and lows of Biden's debt relief announcement
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biden announced up to $20,000 in student-debt relief at the end of August. Since then, two lawsuits have blocked the plan, and its fate rests with the Supreme Court. Here are 10 borrowers' stories on what they have experienced since Biden's August announcement. Since the loan forgiveness had an income cap, the Education Department was unable to automatically cancel the debt and needed until October to make an online application available for borrowers. Conservative groups used that time to file lawsuits to block the relief, and Biden's administration responding by further narrowing the eligibility for the relief to exclude some borrowers with privately-held loans to avoid litigation.

☆ The Supreme Court agrees to hear a 2nd student-loan forgiveness case next year to decide millions of borrowers' fates
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a second challenge to President Joe Biden's student-debt relief. The challenge was brought by two student-loan borrowers who didn't qualify for the full amount of relief. The department took matters to the Supreme Court, asking it to make the final ruling on the legality of the debt relief. The Supreme Court earlier this month already agreed to take up a separate challenge brought by six Republican-led states that argued the loan forgiveness would hurt their states' tax revenues. The Supreme Court is expected hand down decisions in both cases by next June.

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