

Roberts said the government needed direct authorization from Congress. The decision was 6-3 with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the conservative supermajority. In a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden, the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday, rejecting a program aimed at delivering up to $20,000 of relief to millions of borrowers struggling with outstanding debt. Supreme Court is pictured on June 30 in Washington, DC. Follow the latest news here or scroll through the updates below for reporting and analysis of Friday's rulings.
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The ruling - rooted in free speech grounds - represents the latest victory for religious conservatives at the high court. In the other decision, the justices ruled in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado, who refused for religious reasons to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings.Keep reading here on what the ruling means for borrowers.

He said his administration would pursue a new path involving the Higher Education Act of 1965 - but it’s unclear if this effort will have the same scope and Biden warned it would take longer.

The Supreme Court issued two monumental 6-3 decisions Friday, the final day of its current term.
