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SCOTUS strips SEC’s use of in-house judges in major blow to Wall Street regulator

The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a key tool in fighting securities fraud, in a decision that could have far-reaching implications for other regulators. The judges handed down their ruling In a 6-3 vote, the court ruled that people accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which […]

Obama-Appointed Judges Strike Down Parts Of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan

Obama-appointed federal judges blocked parts of the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan on Monday in response to Republican states’ lawsuits. Judge John A. Ross of Missouri and Judge Daniel Crabtree of Kansas blocked parts of the administration’s SAVE plan, which was an income-driven repayment program intended to lower monthly costs for […]

US judges block parts of key Biden student debt plan

President Biden’s latest student loan relief package was blocked by federal courts in Kansas and Missouri on Monday following lawsuits from several Republican-led states. A nationwide preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Kansas and U.S. District Judge John Ross in Missouri, both appointees by former President Barack Obama, prevents the Biden […]

Parts of Biden student loan forgiveness plan blocked by judges

Two federal judges blocked parts of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas ruled that the Saving on a Valuable Education program can’t be fully implemented. So far, debt for over 400,000 borrowers has been forgiven, at the amount of $5.5 billion. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who put forward […]

NYT: 2 judges sought to persuade Cannon to hand off Trump Mar-a-Lago case

According to a New York Times report, when Judge Eileen Cannon was assigned to the Mar-a-Lago Papers case against former President Trump last year, two other judges urged her to take over the case. The plea came after Cannon first handled President Trump’s challenge to a search warrant at his home, and his appointment as […]