The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by the Biden administration to reinstate its debt relief program.
The three-judge panel consisted of an appointee from each of the last three presidents, according to Politico. The Biden administration was appealing to overturn the Nov. 10 decision by Fort Worth, Texas-based U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman to strike down its student debt relief program, one of two legal rulings that crippled the $400 billion relief program, according to Reuters.
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“It is ordered that appellants’ opposed motion for stay pending appeal is denied,” the court filing said. “It is further ordered that this matter is expedited to the next available randomly designated regular oral argument panel. The Clerk is directed to issue a schedule for expedited briefing thereafter.”
In his ruling, Pittman called Biden’s program “one of the largest exercises of legislative power without congressional authority in the history of the United States.”
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The 5th Circuit’s decision was made just one day before the Dec. 1 deadline requested by the Biden administration “to allow the government to seek relief from the Supreme Court” if needed.
