Following arguments spanning more than three hours, the U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans, according to numerous media reports.
 
Chief Justice John Roberts led the court in questioning the administration’s authority to broadly cancel federal student loans because of the COVID-19 emergency, the Associated Press reported.  It was not clear that any of the six justices appointed by Republican presidents would approve of the debt relief program.
 
Media observers believe that the only hope for Biden’s plan moving forward appears to be the slim possibility, based on the arguments, that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
 
Below are media reports on the arguments, previews on the session, and several commentaries:
 
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism on Biden’s Effort to Forgive Student Debt
The Wall Street Journal (February 28, 2023)
 
Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan
The New York Times (February 28, 2023)
 
On Student Loan Forgiveness, Conservative Justices Skeptical of Biden Plan
The Washington Post (February 28, 2023)
 
Supreme Court Casts More Doubt on Biden’s Plan to Forgive Student Loans
Los Angeles Times (February 28, 2023)
 
Biden's Student Loan Plan Is an Abuse of Power. Supreme Court Must Rule Against It.
USA Today (February 28, 2023)
 
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Sink Student Loan Forgiveness
Associated Press (February 28, 2023)
 
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
Politico (February 28, 2023)
 
PREVIEW
 
Supreme Court Weighs Biden Student Loan Plan Worth Billions
Associated Press (February 28, 2023)
 
Student-Loan Forgiveness Case at Supreme Court Hinges on ‘Harm’
The Wall Street Journal (February 28, 2023)
 
Supreme Court’s Student-Loan Case Will Test Limits of Presidential Power
The Wall Street Journal (February 26, 2023)
 
What to Know as Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Goes to Supreme Court
The Washington Post (February 28, 2023)
 
Challenges to Student Loan Cancellation Reach Supreme Court
The New York Times (February 28, 2023)
 
Supreme Court likely to Strike Down Biden’s Plan for Student-Loan Forgiveness, Analysts Say
MarketWatch (February 28, 2023)
 
COMMENTARY
 
What to Expect from the Supreme Court on Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation – Commentary
The Hill.com (February 28, 2023)
 
The Broken Promise of “College for Everyone” – Commentary
The New Republic (February 28, 2023)