A federal court in Texas held that when the Biden administration established its $400 billion student-loan “forgiveness” program, it unconstitutionally exercised “legislative powers” that the U.S. Constitution vested in Congress. Thursday’s decision in Brown v. U.S. Department of Education then “vacated” the ed department’s loan-cancelation plan, rendering it legally non-existent and striking a huge blow to the Biden administration.
In a 26-page opinion, Trump-appointed federal Judge Mark Pittman ruled the Department of Education lacked authority to create the loan-forgiveness program the Biden administration announced in August 2022. That program “canceled” student loans up to $20,000 for individuals making less than
