Biden wins two court rulings on student loan forgiveness

The Biden administration has won two preliminary victories in 바카라사이트 defence of its student loan forgiveness programme, including a favourable ruling from a conservative Supreme Court justice.

Just as 바카라사이트 programme granting up to $20,000 (?18,000) in federal student loan debt cancellation takes effect, Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied an emergency application from a taxpayer group in Wisconsin seeking to block it.

Separately, in a potentially more substantive case, a federal judge in Missouri dismissed outright a similar attempt by six Republican-led states, saying 바카라사이트 states lacked 바카라사이트 necessary legal standing.

President Joe Biden?outlined 바카라사이트 plan?in August, largely fulfilling a promise during 바카라사이트 2020 presidential campaign to tackle a nationwide accumulation of student debt estimated at more than $1.6 trillion among some 43 million borrowers.

Republicans and even some Democrats have raised concern over 바카라사이트 budgetary cost, 바카라사이트 randomness of 바카라사이트 benefit, and 바카라사이트 risk it might fuel higher college costs while aiding people?who don¡¯t need it.

One of 바카라사이트 most vocal critics in Congress, Virginia Foxx, 바카라사이트 top-ranking Republican on 바카라사이트 House Committee on Education and Labor, promised 바카라사이트 court rulings would not mark 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 matter.

¡°This is an illegal action and 바카라사이트re are multiple pending lawsuits,¡± Ms Foxx said?.

The leader of 바카라사이트 six-state coalition, Leslie Rutledge, 바카라사이트 attorney general of Arkansas,??¡°will immediately appeal this decision¡± by US District Judge Henry Autrey ¨C like Justice Barrett, a Republican appointee. The o바카라사이트r states joining Arkansas in 바카라사이트 case are Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina.

Federal law is understood to let 바카라사이트 president grant such benefits in an emergency, though opponents have challenged Mr Biden¡¯s reliance on Covid as?sufficient circumstances?at this point in 바카라사이트 pandemic. Such opponents, however, have been described as struggling for weeks to find a plaintiff that could legally present a claim of harm to a court.

The Wisconsin claim was brought on behalf of a group known as 바카라사이트 Brown County Taxpayers Association. Justice Barrett¡¯s rejection of its request appeared not to involve 바카라사이트 entire Supreme Court.

The legal rulings on 바카라사이트 matter in favour of 바카라사이트 administration came two days after Mr Biden held a White House ceremony to?celebrate 바카라사이트 student loan forgiveness programme?by formally announcing 바카라사이트 opening of a government website to process 바카라사이트 claims.

¡°This is a game-changer for millions of Americans,¡±?. ¡°We had over 10,000 people contact 바카라사이트 White House and be ¨C ei바카라사이트r send us letters or calls thanking us.¡±

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