TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 4, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett again today denied an emergency effort to block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program, her second such ruling in recent weeks, The Hill reports. Barrett, who handles emergency matters arising from several Midwestern states, acted alone rather than referring the matter to the full court. The brief, one-line order came after a challenge to the program by the libertarian group Pacific Legal Foundation. Barrett's earlier ruling came in a suit from a group of Wisconsin taxpayers seeking to block the plan. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled several weeks ago that the program should be put on hold while challenges play out.