Seattle Man's Benefits Cut to Pay Off Debt

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WASHINGTON Skeptical Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned a Seattle man's claim that the government was wrong to tap his Social Security benefits to pay off long overdue students loans.

The justices appeared unmoved by arguments that James Lockhart, who is disabled, needed all of his $874 monthly check to pay for food and medication.

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Seattle Man's Benefits Cut to Pay Off Debt

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Education Department can seize part of Lockhart's Social Security...

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