February 19, 2026
States, cities and nonprofit groups urged a Massachusetts federal judge to overturn the U.S. Department of Education's new rule allowing it to bar some organizations from seeking public service student loan forgiveness, saying the rule is illegal and must be vacated.
November 03, 2025
Two lawsuits filed Monday, one by a coalition of states and the other by a group of cities, unions and advocacy organizations, are challenging a new Trump administration rule imposing "intentionally vague" and allegedly illegal restrictions on student loan forgiveness for public employees intended to stifle dissent.