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Student Loan Forgiveness Program Fails to Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny

Constitutional Law Reporter

Nebraska , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program. Supreme Court’s Decision By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court agreed with the states that the HEROES Act does not authorize the loan cancellation plan. In Biden v.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule Must Respond to Emerging Legal Risks

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In the Supreme Court’s recent decision Biden v. Nebraska , the Court relied on the MQD to determine that the Biden Administration could not forgive $430 billion of federal student loan debt under a 2003 Act that had not been the basis for such a sweeping program before. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce.

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Don’t let the executive abuse emergency powers to raid the Treasury

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Nebraska and Department of Education v. If the statute is ambiguous, courts must presume that Congress have not given the agency the power in question. Several court decisions ruled against Trump on the merits. Share This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming arguments in Biden v.

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