Federal Appeals Court Extends Block on Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan

A federal appeals court has extended a block on President Biden's student debt relief plan. The plan aimed to reduce monthly payments and expedite loan forgiveness. The injunction was granted following an appeal by seven Republican-led states against a lower-court order.

A federal appeals court on Friday extended an order blocking President Joe Biden's administration from further implementing a student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers and speed up loan forgiveness for some.

The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely granted an injunction pending an appeal requested by seven Republican-led states of a lower-court order that they said did not go far enough in blocking the U.S. Department of Education's debt relief plan.

(With inputs from agencies.)