State of Missouri et al v. Trump et al

  1. March 10, 2026

    8th Circ. Revives Loan Forgiveness Suit, Keeps Plan Blocked

    The Eighth Circuit has revived a challenge to a Biden-era student loan repayment program brought by Republican-led states, hours after a group of borrowers sued the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., claiming that the case's dismissal last month should have immediately restarted the program.

  2. February 27, 2026

    'Lack Of Adversity' Stops Court From Ending Biden SAVE Plan

    A Missouri federal judge dismissed a coalition of Republican-led states' lawsuit challenging a Biden-era student debt relief plan, saying Friday he can't end the plan like the Trump administration wanted given the "apparent lack of adversity" in the suit between the states and the administration.

  3. June 25, 2024

    2 Federal Judges Stall Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief

    Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday partially blocked the Biden administration from implementing its latest student debt relief program, with both finding that Congress did not give clear authorization through the Higher Education Act for the loan forgiveness plan, as argued by the federal government.

  4. April 17, 2024

    Missouri Moves To Block Biden's Student Loan Relief Plan

    A Missouri-led state alliance wants a federal court to block further student loan relief planned by the Biden administration, claiming the president's lending forgiveness scheme will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars and is doomed to fail under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  5. April 10, 2024

    Biden's Student Loan Relief Plan Is Unlawful, States Say

    A coalition of states have sued the Biden administration over a student loan forgiveness program that's set to kick in this summer, alleging in a Missouri federal lawsuit that the plan sidesteps statutory authority and will unduly cost taxpayers nearly $500 billion.