U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt at the White House on Aug. 24, 2022 in Washington, DC.
The Biden administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its federal student loan program after a federal appeals court issued a nationwide injunction against the plan.
The administration's request, which was previewed in another court filing Thursday, blasted the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit for blocking the debt relief plan.
And if the Supreme Court accepts the administration's appeal, if could "set this case for expedited briefing and argument this Term," she wrote.
The judge ruled that while the states raised "important and significant challenges to the debt relief plan," they ultimately lacked legal standing to pursue the case.