Federal judge delivers another blow to Biden’s student loan handout plan: ‘Good cause exists’

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A national judge connected Thursday extended a impermanent restraining bid barring nan Harris-Biden management from canceling billions of dollars successful student loans. 

US District Judge Randal Hall ruled that “good origin exists” to widen his Sept. 5 restraining bid that blocked nan Department of Education’s $147 cardinal cancellation effort for an further 14 days. 

“The hold will let nan Court to appropriately reappraisal and measure nan Parties’ submitted briefs and statement offered during nan September 18, 2024 proceeding and to rumor an Order addressing nan pending motions,” Hall wrote.

Republican attorneys wide from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio sued President Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona earlier this month, arguing that nan indebtedness forgiveness scheme would “unlawfully” cancel $73 cardinal successful federally-held student loans “overnight.”

Joe BidenThe judge extended a antecedently issued restraining bid for different 14 days. AP

The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction against nan scheme while nan Harris-Biden management has asked Hall to disregard nan lawsuit.

The Harris-Biden administration’s scheme would “forgive liking for millions of borrowers up to $20,000” — including those pinch family incomes complete $240,000 — and swipe nan balances for undergraduate student borrowers who person been paying their loans for 20 years and postgraduate students who person been making payments for 25 years.

It would besides cancel indebtedness for students from institutions that erstwhile were but are now nary longer portion of immoderate national assistance and indebtedness programs — aliases non-degree programs and institutions that were wished by nan Education Department to not supply financial worth to students.

The region hold is nan latest successful a bid of setbacks to President Biden’s efforts astatine canceling student indebtedness debt. 

Supreme CourtLast summer, nan Supreme Court struck down Biden’s effort to cancel up to $400 cardinal successful student loans. REUTERS

In June, national judges successful Kansas and Missouri issued nationwide preliminary injunctions preventing nan Harris-Biden management from canceling immoderate much national student indebtedness for borrowers enrolled successful nan Saving connected a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, which has an estimated $475 cardinal value tag. 

The Supreme Court opted against lifting nan injunction past month. 

Last summer, nan precocious court struck down a anterior effort by Biden to forgive $400 cardinal successful national student indebtedness debt. 


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