The Facts

• The US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion by Republican-led states to block the remaining pieces of the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan that had not already been blocked by the courts.

• A district judge last month blocked student loan forgiveness but stopped short of blocking the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan entirely. This motion, brought forth by a group of Republican attorneys general, would block the rest.

• While the previous ruling allowed the lowering of monthly payments for borrowers to come into effect, this week's argued that scrapping payments for those under a certain income and forgiving loans after 10-25 years of payments in certain instances is unlawful.