President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden.
  • The Supreme Court rejected an appeal to halt debt relief for borrowers who say they were defrauded.
  • The appeal argued that the Higher Education Act couldn't be used to discharge debt related to fraud.
  • The Higher Education Act has been floated as another way for Biden to pursue his debt-relief plan.

We just got another sign that President Joe Biden's student-loan forgiveness might not be doomed — even if the Supreme Court strikes it down the first time around.