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December 2, 2022

Supreme Court to Keep Biden Student Debt Relief Plan on Hold as It Considers Challenge
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging President Joe
Biden's student debt relief plan. On Thursday, the court said it would
allow decisions by lower courts blocking debt relief to stand while the
case proceeds. Oral arguments are scheduled for February. Biden's plan
calls for the cancellation of up to $20,000 in student debt for tens of
millions of borrowers. In a statement, the Student Borrower Protection
Center said, "Once again, the credibility of the Supreme Court rests on
its ability to recognize what we all know to be true: Canceling student
debt is legal and necessary to secure the financial futures of 40
million Americans."


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