The fate of US President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel $430bn in student debt for 40 million borrowers is in the hands of the Supreme Court in a case that presents another major test of executive branch authority in the United States.
The nine justices heard arguments on Tuesday in the Biden administration’s appeal of two lower court rulings blocking the policy that he announced in August. The legal challenges were brought by six conservative-leaning states and two student loan borrowers opposed to the plan’s eligibility requirements.
