America in Brief: US Supreme Court Blocks Student Loan Relief Programme

Published on August 30, 2024

The Supreme Court has maintained the suspension of U.S. President Joe Biden’s student loan relief programme, which aimed to extend payment periods and potentially forgive debts of up to $12,000 (£9,100). The Aug. 28 ruling is another blow to Biden’s $475 billion (£360 billion) relief plan, part of his campaign promise to relieve millions of students of debt, giving a win to Republicans who tried to block it. The decision means the payment remains in limbo for 8 million borrowers as the courts battle it out. A number of Republican-led states in April 2024 sued Biden over his implementation of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, calling it an overreach of his authority....

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