President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to halt several cases that were filed during now-former President Joe Biden’s term.
The cases center around Biden’s executive actions on student loan forgiveness and the environment, Fox News reported.
“Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris filed several motions Friday asking the court to halt proceedings in the student loan case and three environmental cases while the new administration will “reassess the basis for and soundness” of Biden’s policies,” the report said.
“The Supreme Court was expected to hear oral arguments for these cases in March or April and issue decisions later this term. But Trump’s DOJ requested that the high court halt all written brief deadlines, which would put them on indefinite hold,” he said.
More than 5 million students had their debt canceled by the Department of Education under Biden but had faced several court challenges.
Some Republican state attorney generals said that the president acted outside of his authority by issuing the student loan forgiveness without Congress.
