Federal Judges Block Parts of Student Loan Repayment Plan

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Courts in Missouri and Kansas dealt a blow to President Joe Bidenโ€™s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program.

Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas issued separate rulings on June 24 blocking key sections of the Biden administrationโ€™s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program, which is designed to lower student loan payments and forgive debts.

A new version of the program that would reduce payments and shorten maximum repayment periods was set to take effect in July.

U.S. District Judge Michael Crabtree for the District of Kansas ruled that the Republican states were likely to succeed in their claim that the department lacked explicit congressional authority to enact this portion of the program.

โ€œDefendants have offered colorable, plausible interpretations of the Higher Education Act that could authorize the SAVE Plan, but those interpretations fall short of clear congressional authorization,โ€ Judge Crabtree, who was appointed under President Barack Obama, wrote on Monday.

However, he declined to block the program entirely, expressing concerns about the practicality of reversing parts of the plan that had already been implemented. He also said that Republicansโ€™ delay in filing their lawsuits undermined their arguments that there was an immediate need to halt the entire program.

The ruling noted the judgeโ€™s reluctance to issue a nationwide injunction.

In a separate decision on the same day, U.S. District Judge Judge John Ross for the Eastern District of Missouri, also a President Obama appointee, blocked the department from forgiving โ€œany further loan[s]โ€ under SAVE until he decides the full case. His order said that such actions would likely strip state loan operators of revenue.

Judge Ross also suggested that the SAVE program might have exceeded the authority of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and that Missouri would likely be harmed by the program.

Attorneys General Welcome Rulings

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, who spearheaded one of the legal challenges,ย issued a statement celebrating the ruling as a victory.

Byย Caden Pearson

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