February 04, 2022
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos does not need to answer a subpoena from a class of student borrowers seeking forgiveness from for-profit college loans, a split Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday, reversing a lower court decision and finding that the information the borrowers seek is not essential to their case.
May 21, 2021
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday that former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos must answer an "appropriately issued subpoena" from student borrowers seeking forgiveness from for-profit college loans, citing cases of former cabinet members and presidents including Bill Clinton who were compelled to testify despite objections.