Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States
- Judge says department’s postponment of rule was improper
- Hearing on remedies in case scheduled for Friday in Washington
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos lost a lawsuit brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia, accusing her department of wrongly delaying implementation of Obama-era regulations meant to protect students who took out loans to attend college from predatory practices.
A Washington federal court judge on Wednesday ruled the department’s postponement of the so-called Borrower Defense rule was procedurally improper.