Biden v. Nebraska (600 U.S. 477)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 30, 2023 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 600 U.S. 477 · 143 S. Ct. 2355
- Decided
- June 30, 2023
- Term
- October Term 2022
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority author
- Justice Roberts
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2022 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. NEBRASKA ET AL. CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No. 22–506. Argued February 28, 2023—Decided June 30, 2023 Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Education Act) governs federal financial aid mechanisms, including student loans. 20 U. S. C. §1070 (a). The Act authorizes the Secretary of Education to cancel or reduce loans in certain limited circumstances. The Secretary may can- cel a set amount of loans held by some public servants, see §§1078–10, 1087j, 1087ee. He may also forgive the loans of borrowers who have died or become “permanently and totally disabled,” §1087(a)(1); bor- rowers who are bankrupt, §1087(b); and borrowers whose schools falsely certify them, close down, or fail to pay lenders. §1087(c). The issue presented in this case is whether the Secretary has au- thority under the Higher Education Relief…
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