Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday was on the losing end of a lawsuit accusing the Department of Education of illegally delaying regulations set by the Obama administration to protect student loan borrowers from predatory colleges. Attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia filed the lawsuit against DeVos after her department began rolling back the so-called borrower defense rules, which were set to take effect on July 1, 2017. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of the attorney generals, calling DeVos’ attempts to delay the Obama-era rule from its start date “unlawful,” “arbitrary and capricious” and “procedurally invalid,” according to the opinion. congratulated Healey on the win. “This is a crushing defeat for [DeVos], and a huge win for students who have been scammed by [for-profit] colleges,” Warren tweeted.

Source: Huffington Post September 13, 2018 10:33 UTC