A recent U.S. Department of Education initiative has not attracted the public attention that it deserves. But it could have important implications for the federal loans that fuel higher education, including law schools.

The department seeks to create a framework for dealing with the thousands of student borrowers who recently filed “defense of repayment” claims. The Wall Street Journal’s recent summary of the program could strike fear in the hearts of many law school deans and university administrators:

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