Department of Education

Another ‘Trump Bump’ Leads To Huge Increase In Law School Applications

But without the Department of Education, will incoming students be able to secure loans in time to attend?

Trump Issues Executive Order That Would Disqualify Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness For People Engaging In Activities That Go Against His Agenda

This executive order is a sign of things to come.

What Will Federal Student Loan Repayment Look Like Under The Second Trump Administration?

While no plans have been announced by Donald Trump or Linda McMahon, a few existing programs are likely to undergo changes.

Right-Wing Legal Challenges To Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Shrink Scope Of Program

The Biden administration is facing its first wave of lawsuits over the broad plan to forgive $10,000 worth of student debt.

Law School Sues Government For Right To Get Back To Collecting Tuition While Students Fail The Bar

And now we enter the final act.

More Bad News For Troubled Law School

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Law School Operated ‘Recklessly’ According To Department Of Education

The school disputes the findings.

MSU Law School Students Don’t Have Loan Money Right Now Because Of Larry Nassar & Betsy DeVos

Law school's planned merger with university has hit a wholly preventable snag.

Betsy DeVos Prevents Future Larry Nassars By Nixing Obligation To Report Sexual Assault

All better now!

Feds Take Laxer Approach To Thomas Jefferson School Of Law Than ABA

DeVos’s education department relieved the school from a letter of credit requirement earlier this year.

The Department Of Education Approved A Shockingly Low Number Of Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Applications

It's unconscionable that 99 percent of loan forgiveness applicants have been denied.

Morning Docket: 06.12.18

* Proskauer tells the EEOC that there's nothing "sinister" about employers demanding that sexual harassment victims sign away their legal rights to be railroaded through employer-chosen kangaroo courts and then forcibly silenced. Welcome to 2018. [National Law Journal] * In emoluments news, Judge Peter Messitte asked the Justice Department if, based on their chosen defense, "Wouldn't that be bribery?" which he seemed to think would be a bad thing as if the Supreme Court hadn't legalized bribery in McDonnell. [US News] * Chris Christie is starting his own law firm and somehow Rudy Giuliani has already managed to lie about that. [NJ.com] * Betsy DeVos succeeded in keeping fraud victims indebted to the government. She was also ordered to stop pursuing collection actions against the victims, but she still gets to destroy their credit ratings, which is still a great day for kleptocracy. [Courthouse News Service] * Nelson Mullins merging with Broad and Cassel as part of the growing trend of super-regional firms designed to keep the Am Law elite at bay. [Daily Report] * In a lesson on putting carts ahead of horses, the former general counsel for Portland, Oregon's public school district was just admitted to the bar... after the state bar lodged ethics violations against him for serving in that role without a law license in the state. [Portland Tribune]

Bankruptcy Options For Student Debt Could Possibly Change Under The Trump Administration

Will desperate law school graduates in need will finally be able to get a fresh start on their lives?

Department Of Education No Longer Wants To Hear About Your Bathroom Complaints

Officially now, the Trump administration won't protect kids going to the bathroom.

Lawmakers Demand For-Profit Apologist Betsy DeVos Forgive Charlotte Law Loans

Charlotte Law students shouldn't expect much help from this administration.