Special Collection: Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan challenges

NEA President Becky Pringle stands at podium in front of the White House, with several people behind her holding signs that read: "Cancel Student Debt" and "President Biden Thank You for Canceling Student Debt."

Celebration of cancellation of student debt in front of the White House

Joe Flood, Flickr

On August 24, 2022, President Biden announced his student loan forgiveness plan: to provide up to $20,000 of debt relief to Pell Grant recipients with federal loans and up to $10,000 to non-Pell Grant recipients, provided those in either category made less than $125,000 in income during 2020 or 2021. This special collection comprises cases challenging the plan.

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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Missouri v. Biden

4:24-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: April 9, 2024

Case Ongoing

This is a lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration's SAVE plan for student loan forgiveness. The Attorneys General of seven states (Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, and O…

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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Kansas v. Biden

6:24-cv-01057 | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Filed Date: March 28, 2024

Case Ongoing

This is a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's SAVE plan for student loan forgiveness. The Attorneys General of eleven states (Kansas, Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebr…

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Cato Institute v. U.S. Department of Education

5:22-cv-04055 | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Filed Date: Oct. 18, 2022

Case Ongoing

In this lawsuit, filed October 18, 2022 in the U.S. District Court of Kansas, the Cato Institute, a nonprofit libertarian think tank challenged President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. Plaint…

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Brown v. U.S. Department of Education

4:22-cv-00908 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 10, 2022

Closed Date: Aug. 15, 2023

This case concerns one of many challenges to President Biden's executive action to cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loans per borrower. On October 10, 2022, two private plaintiffs represented …

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Brown County Taxpayers Association v. President Joseph R Biden Jr

1:22-cv-01171 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 2022

Closed Date: Nov. 7, 2022

On October 4, 2022, the Brown County Taxpayers Association (BCTA), a local tax policy organization, filed suit against the Biden administration in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of …

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
State of Arizona v. Biden

2:22-cv-01661 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2022

Case Ongoing

Led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Arizona challenges President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. In their September 30, 2022, complaint, P…

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
State of Nebraska v. Biden

4:22-cv-01040 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2022

Closed Date: Aug. 16, 2023

This case involves one of many challenges to President Biden's executive action to cancel specified amounts of federal student debt. On September 29, 2022, the states of South Carolina, Arkansas, Mis…

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Garrison v. U.S. Department of Education

1:22-cv-01895 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is one of many cases challenging President Biden's plan to cancel specified amounts of student debt, which he announced on August 24, 2022. On September 27, 2022, Pacific Legal Foundation, a lib…

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