The new plan was part of a piecemeal approach to student debt after the justices rejected a proposal last year that would have canceled more than $400 billion in loans.

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the Biden administration’s latest student loan forgiveness plan should remain blocked while a court battle plays out over its fate, keeping some federal student loan borrowers’ payments on pause while the litigation moves forward.

A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing its latest student debt forgiveness plan, just days after seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit seeking to halt it.