October Term 2022 · Docket 22-535

Does the HEROES Act authorize federal student loan forgiveness?

The Department of Education argues the HEROES Act allows loan forgiveness. Brown and Taylor argue it does not.

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Dept. of Education v. Brown
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  1. — An official oral-argument transcript was verified.
  2. — An official oral-argument transcript was verified.
  3. — An official Court opinion was verified.

The arguments, in order

This case may have been argued more than once. Each entry below uses that session's official transcript. Later arguments do not erase earlier ones.

  1. Argument 1 ·

    What happened at the argument

    The Department of Education argues the HEROES Act authorizes the program.

    Brown and Taylor argue the HEROES Act does not authorize the program.

    Justice Jackson questioned the nature of the challengers' injury.

    Justice Gorsuch questioned the scope of the universal decree.

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What this case is about

The Department of Education seeks to uphold the loan forgiveness program. Brown and Taylor seek to strike it down.

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How the case got here

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on February 28, 2023.

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What each side wants

The Department of Education wants the Court to uphold the loan forgiveness program.

Brown and Taylor want the Court to invalidate the loan forgiveness program.

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What each side says

The Department of Education argues the HEROES Act authorizes the loan forgiveness program.

Brown and Taylor argue the HEROES Act does not authorize the loan forgiveness program.

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What the justices asked

Justice Jackson asked if the challengers complain about insufficient forgiveness or procedures.

Justice Gorsuch asked how two individuals can obtain a universal decree.

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Why it matters

The outcome determines whether the HEROES Act authorizes federal student loan forgiveness.

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What happens next

This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity.

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Official docket and case history · Official Supreme Court oral-argument detail page

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Revision history

  1. Revision 1 · Post Opinion ·

    Correction: Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.

  2. Revision 2 · Post Opinion ·

    Correction: Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.

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