Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Wary Of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The court heard arguments in two cases against President Joe Biden’s program Tuesday.

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices questioned the legality of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program Tuesday, as the court heard arguments in two cases from plaintiffs suing to stop Biden from eliminating many Americans’ student debt.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Justice John Roberts pushed back on Prelogar’s argument that Biden can cancel loans under the HEROES Act of 2003, which gives the federal government the power to modify student loan programs during national emergencies, suggesting Congress needed to more explicitly give Biden the power to take such a drastic action—a concept known as the “major questions doctrine.”

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