Supreme Court blocks Biden's $430 billion student debt relief plan
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Federal · Biden v. Nebraska, 600 U.S. 477 (2023) · Jun 30, 2023
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In Biden v. Nebraska, decided June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the HEROES Act did not authorize the Secretary of Education to cancel roughly $430 billion in student loan principal. The plan would have provided $10,000 to $20,000 in relief for about 43 million eligible borrowers and erased balances entirely for roughly 20 million. The suit was brought by six Republican-led states, and the decision is final.
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