Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Education Department Rule Restricting Graduate Student Loan Limits

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking a U.S. Department of Education rule that would have limited federal student loans for a significant portion of graduate students. This ruling prevents, for now, what university officials feared could force many professional students to rely on private loans or forgo enrollment. The revised guidance had restored higher federal borrowing limits for healthcare programs, but other graduate fields remained subject to lower caps.