Ayanna Pressley says it's not time for a student-debt relief backup plan yet, as a conservative-majority Supreme Court decides whether Biden's plan is legal

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley outside the Supreme Court Tuesday.

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Amy Coney Barrett joins liberal Supreme Court justices in scrutinizing a student-loan company's involvement in one of the lawsuits blocking Biden's debt relief

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

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Supreme Court's conservative justices target the fairness of Biden's student-loan forgiveness and whether he exceeded his authority

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Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Over 500 students are at the Supreme Court to plug Biden's student-loan forgiveness because the 'economic mobility of over 40 million Americans is dependent on the survival of this program'

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Students and advocates outside of the Supreme Court ahead of student-debt relief arguments.
Students and advocates pictured outside of the Supreme Court on February 27 ahead of student-debt relief arguments.

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A group challenging Biden's student-loan forgiveness in the Supreme Court this week says it's 'very clear' the relief is illegal: 'We feel very good about our case'

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the student debt relief plan in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Biden gave an update on the student debt relief portal beta test.

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The fate of a post-2008 watchdog meant to protect Americans from another financial crisis is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC.

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A federal judge just ruled $6 billion in student-debt cancellation can move forward for 200,000 defrauded borrowers, saying the decision will 'allow them to not only to move on, but also to move up, elevating others in the process'

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The stock market and the economy are stuck on different pages - but the Fed's going to get the last word

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Welcome back, Opening Bell crew. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from New York City. 

This morning I'm thinking about Joseph Heller's 1961 book "Catch-22." Since it came out, the name's become a colloquial way of describing a snafu defined by conflicting ideas. 

Heller coined the term in describing a soldier who wishes to stop flying dangerous combat missions. 

But soldiers can only be grounded if they are found "unfit to fly." 

A 'financial disaster for millions of Americans' could arise if the Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren details in a new report

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Days before the Supreme Court takes on Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren urges it to 'do its job and apply the law as it is written'

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks on student debt at the AFL-CIO on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. The AFL-CIO held an event to discuss “the importance of student debt cancellation for American workers.”
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks on student debt at the AFL-CIO on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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