Even if the Supreme Court finds Biden's student-loan forgiveness was an overreach of authority, it doesn't mean the relief will get struck down. Here's why.

Sun, 03/05/2023 - 07:30

Student Debt Cancellation Protest Outside of the Supreme Court — FEBRUARY 28: People gather during a protest in support of student debt cancellation as the Supreme Court begins oral arguments outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday February 28, 2023.
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Supreme Court justices must first determine whether the cases blocking Biden's student-debt relief have standing.
If they find there isn't standing, they aren't able to rule on whether the relief was an overreach of authority.
The justices were skeptical of whether GOP-led states had standing to bring student-loan company MOHELA into their case.

Supreme Court justices might not like President Joe Biden's student-loan forgiveness — and they might not even think he has the authority to carry it out.