Commentary: U.S. Supreme Court justices aren’t assessing the plight of those with student loans but whether the student debt plan is legal.
People rally to show support for the Biden administration's student debt relief plan in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington.. Given the normal schedule followed by the Supreme Court, we shouldn’t expect a final decision until at least June.
This attack is exceptionally weak because it is entirely beside the point. The justices aren’t considering whether the relief plan is just, fair or wise. They aren’t assessing the plight of those with federal student loans. Instead, the Supreme Court took the case to consider if the Biden administration’s plan isThe background principle involves the separation of powers that undergird our constitutional republic.
Cole implies that the Supreme Court should uphold the debt relief program essentially on identity or policy grounds. For the justices to do so would decide the case on policy grounds — determinations of the plan’s fairness or necessity. Such considerations matter greatly, and decisions about them must be made by the national government. The court, however, isn’t the place for that decision any more than the executive branch.
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