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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. No and yes, sort of.

Reply to Mystery sage (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 09:34 AM

Jul 2020

Presidents are immune from civil lawsuits arising from actions taken in their capacity as president (Nixon v. Fitzgerald). But Betsy DeVos can be the named defendant ( but not sued personally) in a lawsuit against the Department of Education if the agency violates the law, and there have been lawsuits against that agency. Sweet v. DeVos was a class action against the Department of Education relating to the agency's refusal to forgive student loans for predatory for-profit colleges. The case settled this spring. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2020/05/26/student-loan-borrowers-succeed-in-lawsuit-against-devos/#7e2f9cb3369e

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Is there a way that we people can Sue trump and associates like Betsy Davos [View all] Mystery sage Jul 2020 OP

Probably not StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #1

Yes, people sue all the time zaj Jul 2020 #2

How about a Writ of Mandamus? no_hypocrisy Jul 2020 #3

No and yes, sort of. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #4

No. brooklynite Jul 2020 #5