U.S. President Joe Biden.Alex Wong/Getty Images A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit to block student-debt relief from income-driven repayment plans. Last week, conservative-backed groups filed a lawsuit to block relief for 800,000 borrowers. The judge said the groups lacked standing to bring the case. President Joe Biden's student-debt relief for thousands of borrowers on income-driven repayment plans can officially move forward.On Monday, Judge Thomas Ludington in the Eastern District of Michigan Northern Division ruled that a lawsuit seeking to block $39 billion in debt relief for 800,000 borrowers lacks standing and is dismissed.

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