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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Forgiveness survives

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Wisconsin federal judge dismissed a taxpayers association’s challenge to President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan for lack of standing. The Supreme Court has repeatedly rejected taxpayer standing: just because the litigant represents taxpayers does not mean it can challenge a costly government expenditure.

Read the ruling here.

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