The Biden administration said in a new court filing that it will ask the Supreme Court to clear a path for its student loan relief program to take effect.
The move marks the latest attempt from the Biden administration to revive its student loan forgiveness plan following numerous legal challenges, as the pause on repayments is set to expire in December.
The Department of Justice "asked a federal appeals court in New Orleans to suspend a decision striking down Biden’s plan, and in the same filing it announced plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a St. Louis appeals court that halted the plan," per the AP.temporarily blocking the debt relief program.the program last month in a lawsuit brought on by six Republican states — one of several legal challenges against the plan.
If the program took effect, it would cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for individual borrowers who make under $125,000 per year.Of note:
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