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Texas drops its defense of a law that bans young adults from carrying handguns in public

AUSTIN, Texas — Young adults may soon be allowed to carry handguns in public, after the state on Tuesday gave up defending the age-based restrictions in court.

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Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling.

The Texas Tribune

Federal appeals court denies Biden attempt to revive student debt relief plan

The Biden administration has indicated it will appeal to the decision to the Supreme Court.

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Student loan cancellation got blocked. Now what? 3 questions answered

When the Biden administration announced in August 2022 that it was canceling up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower, it said the idea was to provide families with “breathing room as they prepare to start repaying loans after the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic.” But two…

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: Where does student loan forgiveness stand?

A federal appeals court St. Louis has thrown up another roadblock for President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness

The Independent UK

Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold

President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers lost another battle in court on Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out

The Independent UK

Applications for student loan forgiveness no longer accepted

The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program

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What's next now that Biden’s student loan plan has been blocked by court

The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a federal court blocked the administration’s plan.

Tribune News Service

Biden halts debt relief applications

"We are not standing down," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vowed

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EXPLAINER: Where does the student loan debt plan stand?

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness has been blocked by a second federal court, leaving millions of borrowers wondering if they’ll get debt relief at all

The Independent UK

Federal judge blocks Biden student debt forgiveness plan

Critics have said the plan, which would forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt, oversteps Biden’s bounds.

Al Jazeera

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan ruled unlawful

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas struck down the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan, calling it “one of the largest exercises of legislative power without congressional authority in the history of the United States.”

Tribune News Service

In latest challenge to student loan forgiveness program, a Texas judge blocks Biden’s policy

A federal judge in North Texas has struck down the loan forgiveness program President Joe Biden unveiled in August, citing a failure to provide borrowers with an opportunity for public comment.

The Texas Tribune

A federal judge calls student loan relief unlawful, deepening limbo for borrowers

The program to erase student loan debts for millions of borrowers hit a brick wall Thursday when it was blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. The administration quickly appealed the decision.

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The Independent UK

US judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan

A U.S. judge in Texas has blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness

The Independent UK

Biden’s plan to relieve billions of dollars of student debt ruled unlawful by Trump judge

Judge in Fort Worth ruled that HEROES ACT did not allow for president’s $400bn plan

The Texas Tribune

Texas will fight to block 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns

A court had ruled that the state’s ban was unconstitutional. The attorney general’s office — usually a supporter of gun rights — said it will appeal but didn’t explain why.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: A Texas federal judge makes an indefensible ruling

Mark Pittman, put on the federal bench in Fort Worth by Donald Trump, thinks that it’s just not constitutional to limit the sale of handguns to people age 21 and older. In an opinion issued Thursday agreeing with a gun group that sued to knock out Texas’ eminently sound prohibition…

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Federal judge strikes down Texas handgun age restriction

A federal judge has struck down one of Texas’ few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutional

Axios

Texas law banning adults under 21 from carrying handguns struck down by federal judge

Judge rules 2nd Amendment "as informed by Founding-era history and tradition" doesn't exclude young adults.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge says Texas can’t ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal.

Evening Standard

Hospital hub doubles number of surgeries for hips and knees

Operations are said to be more accurate and lead to faster recovery times

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