Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Reinstate Student Loan Relief Plan in Emergency Appeal
The Biden administration has filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court urging the justices to reinstate the president’s latest student loan relief plan, The Hill reported. The appeal asks to temporarily lift a lower court ruling that currently prevents President Biden from implementing his Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which would lower student loan payments for millions of borrowers. If the Supreme Court is not inclined to intervene on their emergency docket, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar alternatively requested the justices take up the legality of the plan on the merits and expedite consideration so oral arguments can be held this fall. The court ordered the SAVE Plan’s challengers to respond by Monday afternoon. The posture mimics how the Biden administration handled challenges to its earlier student debt plan, which would’ve forgiven at least $10,000 in debt relief to individual borrowers. Last year, the Supreme Court struck down that plan in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines after agreeing to take up the matter in full once it received a demand for emergency action from the Justice Department. The SAVE plan was first introduced after the Supreme Court’s decision.
Friday, August 16, 2024
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