Kerry Leary 11/18/25 Kerry Leary 11/18/25

Student Defense Statement on the Trump Administration’s Latest Efforts to Dismantle ED By Moving Its Offices To Other Federal Departments

Kerry Leary 11/5/25 Kerry Leary 11/5/25

Challenging the Trump Administration Over Its New PSLF Eligibility Rule

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, American Immigration Council, The Door — A Center of Alternatives, Inc., and the League of United Latin American Citizens Institute, Inc., v. the U.S. Department of Education

Kerry Leary 11/4/25 Kerry Leary 11/4/25

Lawsuit Challenges the Department of Education Over New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rule

Kerry Leary 11/3/25 Kerry Leary 11/3/25

POLITICO: Education Department sued over controversial loan forgiveness rule

Kerry Leary 11/3/25 Kerry Leary 11/3/25

AP: States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness

Kerry Leary 10/30/25 Kerry Leary 10/30/25

BUSINESS INSIDER: Trump officially limits a major student-loan forgiveness program, blocking relief for some public servants

Kerry Leary 10/30/25 Kerry Leary 10/30/25

USA TODAY: Trump administration drastically alters student debt relief as court battle looms

Kerry Leary 10/30/25 Kerry Leary 10/30/25

AP: New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity

Kerry Leary 10/30/25 Kerry Leary 10/30/25

Student Defense Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Rules

Madeleine Saito 10/10/25 Madeleine Saito 10/10/25

Safeguarding Higher-Ed Through AI Practices & Ethics (SHAPE) AI Initiative

Madeleine Saito 10/8/25 Madeleine Saito 10/8/25

Student Defense Files Lawsuit to Force the Trump Administration to Disclose the Extent of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Federal Rulemaking

Madeleine Saito 10/8/25 Madeleine Saito 10/8/25

Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Use of AI In Federal Student Aid Programs

Student Defense is invested in shaping the oversight of the use of AI in federal rulemaking. AI has had a tendency in the past to “hallucinate by producing false information,” including fake citations for use in legal briefs, which is why it’s important to understand how it’s being used in the rulemaking process.

Madeleine Saito 10/2/25 Madeleine Saito 10/2/25

Student Defense Statement On U.S. District Court Upholding the 2023 Gainful Employment Rule

Madeleine Saito 9/25/25 Madeleine Saito 9/25/25

Student Defense Launches New Initiative to Develop Best Practices for AI in Higher Education

Madeleine Saito 9/19/25 Madeleine Saito 9/19/25

Student Defense Statement on Temporary Restraining Order on the USDA’s Access to Individual SNAP Data from 21 States

Madeleine Saito 8/20/25 Madeleine Saito 8/20/25

Comment to the Federal Register about the U.S. Department of Education’s Priorities Surrounding AI in Education

7/30/25 7/30/25

AFGE Local 252 Files Grievance Against U.S. Department of Education for Dismantling the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA)

7/22/25 7/22/25

13 U.S. Senators Demand the Trump Administration Cease Efforts To Create Federal SNAP Recipient Database

7/20/25 7/20/25

14 Attorneys General Urge the USDA to Withdraw Demand on States for Personal Data of SNAP Recipients

7/20/25 7/20/25

NPR: The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July

Student Defense Statement on the Trump Administration’s Latest Efforts to Dismantle ED By Moving Its Offices To Other Federal Departments

Challenging the Trump Administration Over Its New PSLF Eligibility Rule

Lawsuit Challenges the Department of Education Over New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rule

POLITICO: Education Department sued over controversial loan forgiveness rule

AP: States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness

BUSINESS INSIDER: Trump officially limits a major student-loan forgiveness program, blocking relief for some public servants

USA TODAY: Trump administration drastically alters student debt relief as court battle looms

AP: New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity

Student Defense Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Rules

Safeguarding Higher-Ed Through AI Practices & Ethics (SHAPE) AI Initiative

Student Defense Files Lawsuit to Force the Trump Administration to Disclose the Extent of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Federal Rulemaking

Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Use of AI In Federal Student Aid Programs

Student Defense Statement On U.S. District Court Upholding the 2023 Gainful Employment Rule

Student Defense Launches New Initiative to Develop Best Practices for AI in Higher Education

Student Defense Statement on Temporary Restraining Order on the USDA’s Access to Individual SNAP Data from 21 States

Comment to the Federal Register about the U.S. Department of Education’s Priorities Surrounding AI in Education

AFGE Local 252 Files Grievance Against U.S. Department of Education for Dismantling the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA)

13 U.S. Senators Demand the Trump Administration Cease Efforts To Create Federal SNAP Recipient Database

14 Attorneys General Urge the USDA to Withdraw Demand on States for Personal Data of SNAP Recipients

NPR: The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July

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