Biden Student Loan Forgiveness May Proceed After Small Win in Lawsuit

A federal judge will allow a temporary restraining order that prevented President Joe Biden from discharging student loan debt for more than 25 million Americans to expire Thursday, clearing the way for the administration to move forward with the plan. The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt, and a much-needed win after a series of legal challenges have stymied those efforts. Student debt relief has become highly politicized and divisive as conservatives seek to dismantle plans they say unfairly burden taxpayers and are a naked attempt at swaying voters.