Student-Loan Forgiveness Case at Supreme Court Hinges on ‘Harm’

Central issues can’t be considered until high court decides whether plaintiffs have standing

Challengers to President Biden’s student-debt cancellation plan want the high court to decide whether the administration overstepped its authority.Photo: Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Challengers to President Biden’s mass student-debt cancellation plan must clear a hurdle before the Supreme Court can move on to the merits of the case: Showing that they would suffer harm from the program.

The high court will hear arguments on Tuesday related to Mr. Biden’s plan to cancel up to $10,000 in debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually, with extra relief going to people who received Pell Grants. Individuals and Republican state officials sued the administration last year seeking to block the plan from going into effect.

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