US Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden's Latest Student Loan Relief Plan: Why It Matters

U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's latest student debt relief plan in a lawsuit brought by seven Republican-led states (Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota and Ohio). 

The Details: Judge Hall issued a temporary restraining order after Republican state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block a rule the Education Department proposed which would allow it to provide full or partial deft relief to certain types of borrowers.

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