TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 1, 2022

The Supreme Court today agreed to review the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, but the justices declined to immediately revive the program, reports The Hill. In a brief unsigned order, the court indicated it would hear arguments in the case in February. The move comes after the administration urged the Supreme Court last month to clear one of the legal obstacles blocking the policy. The administration is currently fending off two separate rulings issued in recent weeks that have effectively halted the student loan forgiveness plan, which would give federal borrowers making less than $125,000 a year up to $10,000 debt relief. Separately, the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit last night denied the administration’s request to revive the policy while it appeals a lower court ruling.