Biden Admin Defends Student Debt Relief Plan in Brief to Supreme Court, Says Challenges Lack Legal Standing

The Biden administration defended its plan to wipe out hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 4, arguing it has the executive authority to do so.
In its court filing (pdf) on Wednesday, lawyers for the administration argued that challenges to the plan should be thrown out because they lack legal standing.
As it has done previously, the administration argued it has the authority to authorize the debt relief plan under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, which allows the Department of Education to grant waivers or relief to recipients of student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 “in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency.”…}