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      People rally in support of President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation plan on August 25, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

      Groups Warn of 'Financial Disaster for Millions' If Supreme Court Kills Student Debt Relief

      "If the Supreme Court sides with the extremist judges, millions of Americans' monthly costs will rise significantly when student loan payments resume later this year," says a report commissioned by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

      Kenny Stancil
      Feb 27, 2023

      Striking down President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan would have devastating impacts on millions of borrowers, advocacy groups warned in a report released Monday, one day before the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over the White House's cancellation bid.

      "Denying student debt cancellation would cause financial disaster for millions of Americans," says the report, which was assembled after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked the Debt Collective, NAACP, and more than a dozen other organizations last month to explain how upholding or rejecting Biden's plan would affect borrowers.

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      Fired Memphis Cops Charged With Second-Degree Murder for Killing Tyre Nichols

      "The video must be that bad," said law professor Sherrilyn Ifill. "But fired does not prevent rehiring elsewhere, and charged does not mean convicted. But more important than all, none of this brings back Tyre Nichols."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 26, 2023

      Five Memphis, Tennessee police officers who were fired for what their chief called a "heinous, reckless, and inhumane" attack on a Black motorist who died three days after a traffic stop were booked and charged Thursday with crimes including second-degree murder.

      Former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III, and Desmond Mills Jr—who are all Black—were charged with crimes including second-degree murder, aggravated assault-acting in concert, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression, according to court records.

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      'We Must Cancel Student Debt,' Activists Argue as SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case in February

      "The right-tilted Supreme Court now holds in the balance relief for millions of hardworking Americans," said one campaigner. "It would be a giant loss for the economy if justices rule in favor of the special interests."

      Jessica Corbett
      Dec 01, 2022

      Student debt cancellation advocates renewed calls for relief Thursday after the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments for a case challenging President Joe Biden's forgiveness plan in February.

      "It is up to SCOTUS to grant borrowers the greater opportunity for upward mobility that is so often out of reach for those burdened with student debt."

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