Cancellation Litigation News & Analysis
Servicer in a Key Student Loan Cancellation Lawsuit Risks a $175 Billion Fine by David Dayen | The American Prospect | October 13, 2022
Loan company distances itself from GOP-led states’ student debt suit by Danielle Douglas-Gabriel | The Washington Post | November 3, 2022
Historic Coalition of Attorneys, Advocates, and Experts Urge the U.S. Supreme Court to Stand with Borrowers, Halt Republican Officials’ Scheme to Block Student Debt Relief by Student Borrower Protection Center | November 23, 2022
Sham Lawsuits Blocking Student Debt Cancellation from Millions of Borrowers Have Massive Legal Holes by Amber Saddler and Amy Czulada | Student Borrower Protection Center | November 23, 2022
Background Materials
Memorandum to Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education, Re: Student Loan Principal Balance Cancellation Compromise, Discharge, and Forgiveness Authority by Reed Rubinstein et al. | U.S. Department of Education, Office of the General Counsel | January 12, 2021
Memorandum to Miguel A. Cardona Secretary of Education, The Secretary's Legal Authority for Debt Cancellation by Lisa Brown, General Counsel | United States Department of Education, Office of the General Counsel | August 23, 2022
Memorandum Opinion for the General Counsel Department of Education, Use of the HEROES Act of 2003 to Cancel the Principal Amounts of Student Loans by Christopher H. Schroeder, Assistant Attorney General | Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice | August 23, 2022