might fall afoul of the anti discrimination laws with the court is essentially road today is that she is allowed an exemption in this case this is highly significant because around 30 or 29 state also holds similar anti discrimination laws and while it is being celebrated by those who think it is a victory for us free speech there others are very worried that this will open the door to other types of discrimination as well. find will open the door to other types of discrimination as well. discrimination as well. and the other big ruling discrimination as well. and the other big ruling on discrimination as well. and the other big ruling on us - discrimination as well. and the other big ruling on us student| discrimination as well. and the - other big ruling on us student debt, what is been the decision there? this is been a political plug buster decision because in 2020, joe biden was complaining that he may campaigning for the white house to tackle student debt and doing somethin
constitution, the survey takes about what the constitution, the survey takes about what the authorities are in the biden what the authorities are in the biden administration oversee student loans in biden administration oversee student loans in they use a rather obscure way to loans in they use a rather obscure way to try loans in they use a rather obscure way to try to loans in they use a rather obscure way to try to put this debt relief plan forward by linking it to the covid-i9 plan forward by linking it to the covid 19 pandemic and saying this was necessary to cure aftereffects of the was necessary to cure aftereffects of the covid 19 pandemic at the court of the covid 19 pandemic at the court essentially did not buy that. we saw court essentially did not buy that. we saw a court essentially did not buy that. we saw a rather heated battle court between we saw a rather heated battle court between the conservatives in the liberals between the conservatives in the
mastly criticizing again the president criticizing the house republican debt relief plan. more on that conversation after the quick break. they say it is well past time for the president to negotiate but senate democrats want to first dissect that house republican plan, they say it would force painful spending cuts.
debt relief plan calls for erasing up to $20,000 in student loans for certain borrowers at an estimated cost of $400 billion. but it was put on hold last fall by an appeals court. today the plan appeared to face new headwinds before the supreme court as conservative justices question whether the president was acting within the law. the white house defending the plan tonight as a helping hand for those getting back on their feet after the pandemic. but critics say the program is patently unfair for those who paid their debt or who never took out a loan in the first place. laura jarrett has more now from washington. reporter: tonight, the biden administration plan to wipe away nearly half a trillion dollars in student loan debt facing a skeptical conservative majority on the supreme court. along comes the government and tells that person you don t have to pay your loan. reporter: the financial futures of more than 40 million now in limbo. people like maggie bell, the first in her