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the president Donald Trump The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block a handful of cases, including a challenge to one of former President Biden's student loan defaults.
Defense attorney Sarah Harris filed several motions Friday, asking the court to halt proceedings in the student loan case and three environmental cases while the new administration reevaluates the “ground and tone” of Biden's policies.
The Supreme Court was expected to hear oral arguments for the cases in March or April and issue further decisions later this term. But Trump's Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to halt all short written deadlines, which would have put them on indefinite hold.
Biden's latest student loan programs account for more than 5 million administrators
President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/FP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Under the former president Joe Bidenmore than 5 million Americans have canceled their student debt through actions taken by the Department of Education. But Biden's actions faced numerous legal challenges, with GOP critics claiming he was overstepping his authority by acting without Congress.
In that case, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had blocked the Biden administration's Borrower Protection Act, which would have extended student debt to borrowers defrauded by their schools. The court found that Biden's law had “numerous statutory and regulatory deficiencies.” Biden appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case earlier this month.
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Activists take part in a rally outside the White House to call on US President Joe Biden to cancel student debt on July 27, 2022 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Now, the case is pending, and the Trump administration may overturn the law change and exploit the issue.
Three environmental cases related to regulations issued by Environmental agency During the Biden administration that was challenged.
Biden canceled student loan debt for more than 5 million Americans. (Photos by Reuters / Bani Nakidi / Reuters)
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It is not uncommon for a new presidential administration to reverse its position on legal cases inherited from the previous administration. After Biden took office, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to block a challenge to Trump's attempt to use military funding to build a border wall. Biden stopped spending and the court dismissed the case.
The Biden administration took similar action with a case challenging Trump's “remain in Mexico” policy. The Supreme Court eventually threw the case dead after Biden overturned the policy.