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#Supreme Court sets Biden student loan arguments for February

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“Supreme Court sets Biden student loan arguments for February”

The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear arguments by six Republican-led states against President Biden’s $400 billion student loan forgiveness program in February of next year — the latest high court showdown over one of the president’s policies.

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a group photo on Oct 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. — The Supreme Court will hear arguments by six Republican-led states.

The U.S. Supreme Court Building — The Supreme Court’s announcement marks the latest high court showdown for Joe Biden’s policies.

Students from George Washington University wear their graduation gowns outside of the White House on May 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. — The student loan forgiveness program has drawn criticism from attorneys general of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina.

The attorneys general of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina have argued that Biden was incorrect to use the COVID-19 pandemic as justification to launch the program in August of this year — and overstepped the limits of his power while doing so.

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