An Alternative Justification for Debt Forgiveness Under the HEROES Act, by Will Dobbs-Allsopp and Josh Bivens
When the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan comes before the Supreme Court next month, it could benefit from an unlikely ally: inflation. The administration has issued its discharge plan under the HEROES Act, a statute that permits the Secretary of Education to “waive or modify” federal student loan requirements in connection with a “national emergency”—here, the Covid-19 pandemic. But […]