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Litigation Efforts

From the day we opened our doors, Student Defense has been committed to using litigation to protect students' rights.

Our attorneys have sued the Department of Education to stop reckless rollbacks of consumer protection rules, force the release of internal records that show wrongdoing, and require loan forgiveness to students who were harmed by their schools. Through the courts we have helped students recover missing funds and get answers from their schools, and we’re always pursuing new opportunities to defend students’ rights.

Litigation

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Protecting SNAP Recipients from USDA and DOGE Overreach

Pallek et al. v. Rollins et al.

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Stopping the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education

NAACP et al. v. The United States of America, et al.

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Safeguarding Confidential Student Data from the Department of Government Efficiency

University of California Student Association v. Denise Carter and the U.S. Department of Education

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Limiting Student Exposure to Coercive Recruitment and Enrollment Practices

National Student Legal Defense Network v. University of Maryland Global Campus

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LA TIMES: Caltech settles class-action lawsuit and will drop online ‘boot camp’ partner
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Caltech Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Accusing It of Misleading Students

A student who paid thousands for a tech boot camp said it was “a Caltech program in name only.”

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NPR: USDA says demand for sensitive food stamp data from states is on hold
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NEWSWEEK: Trump Administration Backs Off Demand for SNAP Recipient Data
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