Trump Administration to Defend Borrower Defense Regs at Supreme Court
Katherine Knott
June 2, 2025
The Education Department is planning to defend before the Supreme Court the Biden administration’s rule that makes it easier for students misled or defrauded by their colleges to access debt relief.
The Supreme Court said in January that it would review an appeals court decision that put the policy on hold after finding the regulations had “numerous statutory and regulatory shortcomings.” The regulations were finalized in October 2022 but blocked in summer 2023.
But the Trump administration asked to pause the high court’s review in order to “reassess the basis for and soundness of its borrower-defense regulations.” Following that review, lawyers for the administration decided to fight the appeals court ruling and defend the policy, according to a four-page motion filed May 29. That decision paves the way for the court to consider the case in its next term, which begins in October.
