Biden Bid to Restore Student Debt Relief Rejected by Court
- US appeals panel refuses to overrule lower-court judge
- Biden’s forgiveness plan has been on hold since mid-October
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The Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan remains stalled, after the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals refused to lift an order blocking the sweeping program.
Wednesday’s ruling by a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based court is the latest blow to a plan that has been shadowed by legal doubt since Biden announced it in August. The decision left in force a ruling from a federal judge in Texas declaring the program unlawful.