This coalition, led by the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), Democracy Forward, and the American Federation of Teachers, filed five briefs signed by dozens of organizations, scholars, experts, and lawmakers. These briefs showcase the broad support, strong legal foundation, and urgent economic necessity underpinning President Biden’s effort to cancel student debt for 40 million Americans.

Since President Biden first announced his intention to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for the vast majority of borrowers, Republican officials and right-wing dark money groups have filed eight different legal challenges seeking to halt this effort. Earlier this month, one challenge filed by six Republican state officials succeeded in persuading a panel of Republican-appointed judges to temporarily block this program. The U.S. Department of Justice petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn this decision. These briefs support the Justice Department’s petition. To date, more than 26 million Americans have applied for student debt relief.

Read the Amicus Brief by 21 Legal Services and Borrower Advocacy Organizations, Filed by SBPC here.

Read the Amicus Brief by 11 Law Scholars, led by UC Student Loan Law Initiative founders Prof. Dalié Jiménez and Prof. Jonathan Glater, and Prof. Peter Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law at Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, Filed by Democracy Forward here.

Read the Amicus Brief by the American Federation of Teachers, Filed by Selendy and Gay here.

Read the Amicus Brief by 11 Economists, Sociologists, Public Policy and Higher Education Scholars, Filed by HWG Law here.

Read the Amicus Brief by Congressman George Miller, Author of the HEROES Act of 2003 and Former Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center here.

Read the Press Release: Historic Coalition of Attorneys, Advocates, and Experts Urge the U.S. Supreme Court to Stand with Borrowers, Halt Republican Officials’ Scheme to Block Student Debt Relief