Biden administration asks the Supreme Court to allow student loan forgiveness program

The program was blocked indefinitely by an appeals court over claims Biden lacks authority from Congress to cancel student debt.

U.S. President Joe Biden makes a statement during a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP) (Loen Neal)

The Biden administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, which has been blocked by a federal appeals court.

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar in court papers urged the justices to lift an injunction imposed by the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Separately, a federal judge in Texas in a different case has also blocked the plan. The government has also asked the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift that injunction.

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In the new filing, Prelogar said that the 8th Circuit’s decision “leaves millions of economically vulnerable borrowers in limbo, uncertain about the size of their debt and unable to make financial decisions with an accurate understanding of their future repayment obligations.”

Read more on NBC News here.


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