Libertarian group sues to block student debt cancellation

A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden s plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven.

The lawsuit, believed to be the first targeting Biden s plan, was filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a Sacramento legal advocacy group. It was filed in federal court in Indiana, one of several states that plan to tax any student debt canceled by Biden s plan.

Congress did not authorize the executive branch to unilaterally cancel student debt, said Caleb Kruckenberg, an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation. He said it s illegal for the executive branch to create the policy by press release, and without statutory authority.

The suit s plaintiff is Frank Garrison, described as a public interest attorney who lives in Indiana and is employed by the libertarian group.

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