Published On: February 28th, 2023Categories: Delaware News
Supreme Court debates Biden's student loan forgiveness

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s conservative wing signaled deep skepticism Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt, suggesting the administration may have overstepped its authority by creating a program estimated to benefit more than 40 million borrowers.  

Over the course of several hours, a majority of the justices repeatedly turned to questions about the law Biden relied on to create the program – and whether the law gave him that power. The court will not issue its decision in the two cases until later this year and the position justices signal at arguments don’t always predict the outcome of the case.    

Six conservative states and two borrowers sued over the program and there has been considerable debate, heading into the arguments, over whether they were the right parties to sue. But that issue largely took a backseat to broader questions about Biden’s authority.  

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