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What Next - Is Biden To Blame for the Student Debt Mess?

What Next - Is Biden To Blame for the Student Debt Mess?

The administration chose speed over sound, legal footing—and got burned.

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July 6, 202324m 58s

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Show Notes

The Biden administration’s plan to forgive federal student loan debt has been stalled, perhaps indefinitely, by the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Nebraska


Was their plan to help borrowers always doomed, or was there another way? And after the Roberts court delivered such a broad-sweeping decision, what options does Biden have left?


Guest: Jed Shugerman, professor at Boston University School of Law.


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