ST. LOUIS A federal appeals court Friday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking President Joe Biden s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans.
Judge Henry Edward Autrey, appointed by former President George W. Bush, sided with the federal government in an opinion ruling that a group of six states case failed to establish legal standing.
The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Missouri last month by state attorneys general from Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska and South Carolina, as well as legal representatives from Iowa.
When President Joe Biden announced his plans to forgive student loan debts, several Republican states, including Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Carolina, filed a lawsuit to challenge it.