On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the Biden-Harris administration’s attempt to revive certain aspects of its revised student loan relief program, which had been previously blocked by a federal appeals court. The decision was issued without any noted dissents.
This ruling follows the Supreme Court’s earlier decision last year, where it found that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority in attempting to forgive over $400 billion in student loans.
In response to that setback, President Biden and Vice President Harris introduced a scaled-down student loan repayment plan aimed at reducing monthly payments and accelerating loan forgiveness. However, critics argued that the plan would still result in the cancellation of hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt, according to the New York Times.
Once again, the Supreme Court ruled against the administration.
In its decision, the Court stated: “The application to vacate injunction presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The Court expects that the Court of Appeals will render its decision with appropriate dispatch.”
The administration’s SAVE plan has faced multiple challenges from Republican-led states, including a lawsuit filed earlier this summer in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis. That court had imposed a broad stay on the loan plan while it considered the case’s merits.