November 11, 2005
Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Student-Loan Repayments
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week over whether the federal government can deduct money from Social Security checks to cover long-overdue student-loan debts.
The plaintiff in the case — James Lockhart, a 67-year-old disabled man with significant medical expenses — argues that the government is causing him major financial hardship by docking his Social Security checks. But lawyers for the government say that prohibiting the collection practice would
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