On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court once again rejected President Joe Biden’s unlawful attempt to force American taxpayers to subsidize his student loan bailout plan.
In its brief order, the high court denied an application from the Biden-Harris administration to vacate a lower court injunction that prohibited enforcement of its latest student loan bailout program. There were no noted dissents in the order.
Last month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency request by Republican-led states to prevent the whole program from taking effect after a district court only blocked part of it. The administration filed its emergency request asking SCOTUS to lift the appellate court’s injunction last week.
“The Supreme Court unanimously upheld our court order BLOCKING @KamalaHarris and @JoeBiden'[s] illegal student loan cancellation scheme,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wrote on X. “This is a HUGE victory for the working Americans who won’t have to foot the bill for the Biden-Harris Ivy League bailout.”
Wednesday’s defeat on the subject is hardly a first for the Biden-Harris administration.
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision last year that the White House’s initial student bailout plan was unconstitutional. The administration attempted to justify its unlawful proposal by citing the HEROES Act, which was designed to provide debt relief for U.S. military service members in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts declared that “‘[n]o regulation premised on’ the HEROES Act ‘has even begun to approach the size or scope’ of the [Education] Secretary’s program” and the White House’s plan is “staggering by any measure.”
“The dissent is correct that this is a case about one branch of government arrogating to itself power belonging to another,” Roberts wrote. “But it is the Executive seizing the power of the Legislature.”
The Biden-Harris administration launched the “Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan” earlier this year in an attempt to sidestep SCOTUS and force taxpayers to pay off the debts of those who took on student loans.
As a result of the Supreme Court’s rejection of the administration’s application to vacate the Eighth Circuit ruling, enforcement of the program is prohibited.
Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
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