President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan is facing yet another legal challenge after a Wisconsin organization filed a lawsuit challenging Biden’s proposal in part on the grounds that it includes an “improper racial motive,” as the White House is about to roll out the application process.
The suit filed by the Brown County Taxpayers Association on Tuesday alleges that Biden’s plan, which would forgive up to $20,000 per borrower, violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.
“By creating and implementing a federal program with an improper racial motive, Defendants violated the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws, which among other things, prohibits federal spending based on race,” states the lawsuit, which was obtained by The Washington Post.
The White House said the plan would “advance racial equity” when it unveiled the action in August.
“Black students are more likely to have to borrow for school and more likely to take out…
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