Biden Student Loan Relief Rollout Imperiled by Court Challenges
- Federal application for forgiveness slated to open this month
- Supreme Court has repeatedly blocked president’s initiatives
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The US Department of Education is slated to launch its application for student loan forgiveness later this month, but a growing list of legal challenges could threaten the program’s rollout.
Five separate lawsuits in courts across the country seek to block the plan, arguing that the president overstepped his executive power by authorizing such large-scale debt relief without congressional approval.