The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, which could give tens of millions of federal borrowers up to $20,000 of relief each. Outside the court, activists rallied.
I just want to start by saying it’s — we shouldn’t take for granted the fact that five years ago, 10 years ago, the fact that calling for student debt cancellation was wildly ludicrous, and yesterday we saw the solicitor general representing the Department of Justice in the Biden administration arguing tooth and nail for the right for these loans to be canceled and the necessity for these loans to be canceled. So, that’s just the big picture framing of what happened yesterday, is that we even got to this point is just a fundamental testament to the strength of the movement.
Yesterday, what happened at the Supreme Court was that they were hearing two cases. One was brought by six Republican attorney generals who were suing the Biden administration because of the claim that entities in their states will lose money if student debts become canceled. The other one was brought by two plaintiffs from Texas