William Alsup

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In September 2017, Judge Alsup was assigned four cases by parties suing to halt President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program created by Barack Obama. [15] On December 20, the Supreme Court unanimously issued an opinion urging Judge Alsup to consider arguments by the Trump administration that ending DACA was within executive authority and is not reviewable by federal courts. [16]

On January 9, 2018, he granted a temporary injunction halting President Trump's rescission of DACA. [17]

Dismissal of Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil

On July 27, 2018, Judge Alsup dismissed a lawsuit targeting ExxonMobil on the basis that two California cities, San Francisco and Oakland, could not prove the energy company was responsible for climate change in the state. [18]

Student loans

On November 17, 2022, Alsup ruled in favor of 200,000 student loan borrowers in a class action lawsuit who claim that they were defrauded by for-profit colleges/universities. Alsup calls the program's backlog "an impossible quagmire... As of now, approximately 443,000 borrowers have pending borrower-defense applications. That is a staggering number. If, hypothetically, the Department's Borrower Defense Unit had all 33 of its claim adjudicators working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year (no holidays or vacation), with each claim adjudicator processing two claims per day, it would take the Department more than twenty-five years to get through the backlog." Alsup's ruling was based on borrower defense, which allows students to have their loans forgiven if the university lies to them about their job prospects, credit transferability or likely salary after graduation. [19]

Interest in Sierra hiking and history

Alsup has spent much time in the Sierra Nevada mountains and published a book telling the story of the search for notable mountaineer Walter A Starr, Jr. [20] [21]

Awards and recognition

2013: Tara L. Riedley Barristers Choice Award, Bar Association of San Francisco
2013: Award of recognition from Lewis and Clark Law School. [22]

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William Alsup
Judge William Alsup.jpg
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Assumed office
January 21, 2021
Legal offices
Preceded byJudge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
1999–2021
Succeeded by