WASHINGTON – For more than four months tens of millions of Americans have waited for a sign about whether President Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan is legal or whether it would be struck down by federal courts as a power grab.
The Supreme Court may finally provide some answers Tuesday, though a decision is not expected until later this year.
Over the course of several hours, the nine justices will hear oral arguments in two cases challenging Biden's plan. The plaintiffs in both assert that the administration exceeded its authority by attempting to grant debt relief to an estimated 40 million people.
Here's a look at what's happening at the Supreme Court.
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett is one of the first conservatives in this section of the argument to wade into whether the states have standing to sue.
The states argue, in part, that a state-created entity known as MOHELA that services student loans would lose revenue under the plan. But MOHELA, a quasi-state agency in Missouri, didn’t actually bring the lawsuit. Missouri did.
A key question for the court is whether Missouri can sue on behalf of MOHELA.
Barrett, a Trump nominee who has twice before dismissed emergency cases the challenging loan plan, pressed the states on the point.
“Do you want to address why MOHELA’s not here?” Barrett asked. “If MOHELA is an arm of the state, why didn't you just strong arm MOHELA” and tell them to...
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