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White House announces plan to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt

This post was updated July 16 at 5:21 p.m. The Biden-Harris Administration announced Friday that more than 804,000 borrowers will receive up to $20,000 in student loan debt forgiveness – totaling over $39 billion – in the coming weeks. Read more...

Photo: The Biden-Harris Administration will forgive over $30 billion in student loan debt for more than 804,000 borrowers. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Supreme Court rejects ‘independent state legislature’ theory

The United States Supreme Court rejected a legal theory June 27 that would have granted individual state legislatures increased influence in federal elections. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rejected the “independent state legislature” theory – an interpretation of the Elections Clause in the U.S. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to deny states ultimate control of federal election rules. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo Editor)


Supreme Court rules against Biden’s plan to forgive student loans

This post was updated July 2 at 7:35 p.m. The United States Supreme Court barred President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday morning. The Court said in a 6-3 decision that Biden does not have the authority to forgive student loan debt. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s plan to forgive student loan debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Community discusses revised blood donor criteria for men who have sex with men

Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy. The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985. Read more...

Photo: Recommendations from the United States Food and Drug Administration for blood donors are pictured, with those requiring a deferral period for men who have sex with men crossed out. The agency announced May 11 that it will be shifting to a risk-based, more gender-inclusive assessment of donor eligibility, which will allow some MSM to donate without a deferral. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)



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