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Trump administration drops two appeals over public service loan forgiveness ruling

The administration agreed to drop two appeals of June rulings that blocked its plan to narrow PSLF eligibility.

Updated Oct 22, 2026 · 06:15 UTC4 reports

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The Trump administration agreed Wednesday to drop two appeals of a June ruling that blocked its plan to narrow Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.[Business Insider]
Dan Zibel, chief counsel at Student Defense, called the administration's attempt to weaponize the program anti-democratic and unlawful from the start.[Business Insider]
Federal judges in Massachusetts and Washington vacated the Education Department's changes shortly before they were set to take effect in July.[ABC News]

The Trump administration agreed on Wednesday to drop two of its appeals of a June ruling that blocked its plan to narrow PSLF eligibility.[Business Insider]
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years.[Business Insider]
Dan Zibel, chief counsel at Student Defense, said the administration's attempt to weaponize PSLF was anti-democratic and unlawful from the start.[Business Insider]
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts vacated the Education Department's changes just before they were set to take effect in July.[ABC News]
Joun said the changes overstepped the agency's power and threatened to violate First Amendment protections for free speech.[ABC News]
District Judge Amir Ali in Washington issued a similar ruling on the same day in a case brought by nonprofit organizations.[ABC News]

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