Supreme Court Strikes Down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 30, 2023

On Friday, the Supreme Court released the last of its decisions, includingits highly-anticipated ruling on student loan forgiveness. The high court’s conservative supermajority ruled againstPresident Biden’s plan, saying that it overstepped the Department of Education’s authority.

Biden had argued that the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, which former President Trump utilized during the pandemic to pause student loan payments,

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