3 States File Emergency Supreme Court Petition to Stop Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan

The legal battle has prompted the Education Department to pause loan payments for 3 million borrowers.

Rhetoric & Writing Studies Major, Adamary Garcia studies inside of the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 22, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Three states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in to stop the Biden administration from implementing the final pieces of its federal student loan repayment program.

In an emergency application filed on July 5, South Carolina, Texas, and Alaska petitioned the high court to halt the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan after a key part of it was allowed to resume.