An appeals court on Nov. 14 entered a ruling against the student loan forgiveness program announced by President Joe Biden’s administration earlier this year.
Erasing student loan debt would be “irreversible,” a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled, entering an injunction pending appeal against the administration.
The panel consisted of U.S. Circuit Judges Bobby Shepherd, a George W. Bush appointee; Ralph Erickson, a Trump appointee; and Steven Grasz, another Trump appointee.
They sided with Missouri and five other states that sued Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona after the announcement of the program, alleging it was illegal for the executive branch to enact such widespread loan relief….