On February 28, the day the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the case against President Biden's historic plan to cancel student debt. In response, over 500 people gathered on the steps of the court and over 23,000 streamed in virtually to say:
Follow the letter of the law and uphold the people’s right to student debt cancellation!
Watch the full rally video below:
For too long the student debt crisis has exacerbated racial and economic inequality. Working people are looking to SCOTUS to follow the letter of the law and uphold critical relief for millions of student loan borrowers.
In a matter of days following the announcement of President Biden’s life-changing student debt cancellation program, blatantly partisan lawsuits were filed by the president's political opponents to block the desperately needed relief. As a result, more than 26 million borrowers remain in limbo, including 16 million who have been officially approved for relief.
See photos of the rally here:
Media:
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Rally Press Release: Borrowers and Advocates from Across the Country Gather in Front of the U.S. Supreme Court to Demand Right to Student Debt Relief
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Associated Press: As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect
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New York Times: Outside Supreme Court, Students Rally for Loan Forgiveness
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ABC News: Student loan borrowers share burdens of their debt as states argue cancellation is illegal
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MTV News: Cancelling student debt is about equity, access, and opportunity.
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Radio France Internationale: États-Unis: les États conservateurs en appellent à la Cour suprême contre le plan Biden d'allègement des dettes étudiantes
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Democracy Now: SCOTUS Hears Challenges to Government Student Relief Plan as Activists Rally
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Yahoo!: ‘We need to stop the cycle:’ Student loan borrowers detail what forgiveness would mean
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USA Today: Supreme Court: Why Kavanaugh, Barrett may be key to student loan forgiveness cases
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CBS: Head of Student Borrower Protection Center discusses significance of student loan forgiveness plan
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C-SPAN: Wisdom Cole on Student Debt Relief and Issues of Economic Justice
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Wall Street Journal: Student-Loan Borrowers Likely Won’t Know for Months if Debt Will Be Forgiven