The US Supreme Court refused to block a legal settlement that would cancel $6 billion in debt for students who say they were misled about job prospects by a group of mostly for-profit colleges.
Rejecting an emergency request from three college operators, the high court left the accord in force while the justices decide whether to take up an appeal challenging the agreement. No justices publicly dissented.
The colleges are challenging the Education Department’s authority to cancel so many loans in a single agreement. The case resembles the Supreme Court fight over President
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