Biden v. Nebraska
Biden v. Nebraska, 600 U.S. 477 (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 v. Nebraska | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued February 28, 2023 Decided June 30, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, et al. v. Nebraska, et al. |
| Docket no. | 22-506 |
| Citations | 600 U.S. 477 (more) 143 S. Ct. 2355 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Questions presented | |
| (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. | |
| Holding | |
| 1. At least Missouri has standing to challenge the Secretary’s program. 2. The HEROES Act allows the Secretary to "waive or modify" existing statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to financial assistance programs under the Education Act, but does not allow the Secretary to rewrite that statute to the extent of canceling $430 billion of student loan principal. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| 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 | |
Biden was heard and decided alongside Department of Education v. Brown, 600 U.S. 551 (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.
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