Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 21, 2020.Ken Cedeno | ReutersThe Supreme Court on Friday rejected a second request to block the Biden administration’s student loan debt relief program.Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied an emergency application to block the program brought Tuesday by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a conservative legal group, on behalf of two borrowers in Indiana.On Oct. 20, Barrett rejected a similar request from the Brown County Taxpayers Association in Wisconsin.Barrett is responsible for such applications issued from cases in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Indiana and Wisconsin.Friday’s decision has little practical effect. For now, student loan forgiveness remains on hold from a challenge brought by six Republican-led states. An appeals court judge in the 8th Circuit in October granted the states’ emergency petition to stay the plan pending consideration of the states’ appeal.More from Personal Finance:Treasury announces new Series I bond rate of 6.89%Education Department to reduce ‘red tape’ on public service loan forgiveness26 million borrowers have applied for student loan forgivenessSince the White House in August unveiled its p …
