This stay does not mean that the 8th Circuit will permanently block student debt relief. But it’s not a good sign at all. There’s only one Democratic appointee on the entire court. It’s easy to see the Republican judges accepting the states’ ridiculous theory of standing.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 21, 2022

An actual administrative stay would have halted the district court decision that found no standing. But this order imposes a nationwide injunction against student debt relief. The 8th Circuit is lying about what it's doing here to cover up the procedural improprieties.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 21, 2022