Columbus, OH – On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed its second amicus brief in Alaska v. U.S. Department of Education (previously Kansas v. Biden), calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and tell the Biden administration, again, that President Biden’s SAVE program—the latest attempt to shift student loan debt onto taxpayers—exceeds the legal authority of the secretary of education, is arbitrary and capricious, and was adopted in a procedurally improper manner.

“One year after the U.S. Supreme Court told President Biden that his administration does not have the authority to forgive billions in student loan debt and leave taxpayers holding the bag, here we are again,” said David C. Tryon, director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute. “As with the Biden administration’s original plan, this latest endeavor also violates the U.S. Constitution and is yet another attempt to circumvent Congressional authority.”

Kansas Justice Institute and the National Taxpayers Union Foundation joined The Buckeye Institute’s brief. 

In May 2024, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Kansas v. Biden with the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas and previously filed an amicus brief in both Biden v. Nebraska and U.S. Department of Education v. Brown. In December 2022, The Buckeye Institute filed Latta v. U.S. Department of Education, challenging President Biden’s original unconstitutional loan forgiveness plan. 

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UPDATE: On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a preliminary injunction in Biden v. Missouri, rendering the request to lift the stay of the preliminary injunction in Alaska v. U.S. Department of Education moot.