A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire.
Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a window to push its plan forward, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp in Missouri granted an injunction blocking any widespread cancellation.
The judicial branch is waging war on the executive branch. Federal student loans are entirely within the jurisdiction of the department of education and the law gives them unambiguous authority of discretion with how the program is run.