Borrower Defense
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 10.30.17
* Former President Barack Obama has been called for jury duty in November, and unlike most Americans, he’s not looking for a way to get out of serving. [ABC Chicago]
* The pivot you’re looking for is in another castle: Now that a grand jury’s approved the first charges in the Russian collusion investigation and someone’s about to be taken into custody, President Trump took to Twitter to demand that Hillary Clinton be investigated. [New York Times]
* Paul Manafort is turning himself in. Surprise! (Is this really a surprise?) [CNN]
* Like it or not, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is planning to be around for the long haul. Don’t count on this “flaming feminist litigator” retiring any time soon. [The Hill]
* Justice Don Willett of the Texas Supreme Court, the state’s Tweeter Laureate, hasn’t tweeted a single time since he was nominated to the Fifth Circuit. How long will this god-awful silence from everyone’s favorite Twitter judge last? [Texas Lawyer]
* So long, borrower-defense rule? Betsy DeVos is thinking about only partially forgiving loans for students who were defrauded by for-profit schools. [AP]
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Federal Government, Law Schools, Student LoansAn Open Comment To The Proposed Borrower Defense Regulations: Hold Tax-Exempt Law Schools Accountable
Law schools need to be held accountable financially for admitting applicants who can't pass the bar exam or find jobs. 
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Bankruptcy, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Student Loans
The Borrower Defense Provision: An Easier Way To Discharge Federal Student Loans (With No Tax Consequences)?
A certain section of federal law that has been buried in obscurity over the last twenty years is suddenly gaining the spotlight as a possible path to loan forgiveness.
