Wisconsin group says Biden’s student debt plan has ‘improper racial motive’
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
October 4, 2022 at 5:58 p.m. EDT
Conservative lawyer Rick Esenberg is backing a lawsuit to overturn President Biden’s student debt relief plan, claiming the president lacks the authority and is violating the law by explicitly helping Black borrowers. (Scott Bauer/AP)
A group in Wisconsin claims President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt violates federal law by intentionally seeking to narrow the racial wealth gap and help Black borrowers.
The allegation is among the claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by conservative legal outfit Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association. The complaint largely relies on arguments of executive overreach that have been raised in other legal actions to block Biden’s plan.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/04/student-loan-forgiveness-black-borrowers/
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
October 4, 2022 at 5:58 p.m. EDT
Conservative lawyer Rick Esenberg is backing a lawsuit to overturn President Biden’s student debt relief plan, claiming the president lacks the authority and is violating the law by explicitly helping Black borrowers. (Scott Bauer/AP)
A group in Wisconsin claims President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt violates federal law by intentionally seeking to narrow the racial wealth gap and help Black borrowers.
The allegation is among the claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by conservative legal outfit Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association. The complaint largely relies on arguments of executive overreach that have been raised in other legal actions to block Biden’s plan.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/04/student-loan-forgiveness-black-borrowers/