Biden v. Nebraska facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Biden v. Nebraska |
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| Argued February 28, 2023 Decided June 30, 2023 |
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| Full case name | Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, et al. v. Nebraska, et al. |
| Docket nos. | 22-506 |
| Citations | 600 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
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| (1) Whether respondents have Article III standing; and (2) Whether the student loan forgiveness plan exceeds the Secretary of Education's statutory authority or is arbitrary and capricious. |
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| Majority | Roberts, joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Barrett |
| Dissent | Kagan, joined by Sotomayor, Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. III HEROES Act Administrative Procedure Act |
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Biden v. Nebraska, 600 U.S. ___ (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the forgiveness of federal student loans by the Biden administration in 2022, challenged by multiple states. The Supreme Court's ruling was issued on June 30, 2023, ruling 6–3 that the Secretary of Education did not have the power to waive student loans under the HEROES Act.
Biden was heard and decided alongside Department of Education v. Brown, 600 U.S. ___ (2023), in which members within the student loan program had brought suit against the debt forgiveness program. This case was vacated on the basis of lack of standing by the student loan members.
Impact
President Biden responded to the Supreme Court's decision by pledging a new effort to cancel student loans by utilizing the Higher Education Act of 1965. Biden was one of several Democrats that also contrasted the debt forgiveness program with the Paycheck Protection Program, which had by the date of the decision forgiven around $757 billion in loans, including to several Republican lawmakers' businesses; Biden stated "I was trying to provide students with $10,000 to $20,000 in relief. The average amount forgiven in the PPP program was $70,000."
