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What Are the Limits of Presidential Power to Forgive Student Loans?

There’s about US$430 billion on the line for 40 million people in the Supreme Court’s upcoming decisions on student debt forgiveness. But for President Joe Biden, the extent of the executive branch’s power is also at stake. The Conversation asked Derek W. Black, a legal scholar who specializes in constitutional law and education, to describe executive power and its role in the legal battles over student debt forgiveness.
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