According to this article on USA Today, by John Fritze "WASHINGTON – The fate of…
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Student Loan Case Before Supreme Court Poses Pressing Question: Who Can Sue?
According to this article on New York Times, by Adam Liptak
“WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday in a challenge from six Republican-led states to President Biden’s plan to wipe out more than $400 billion in student debt, the first question it will explore is not whether the plan is lawful. It will be whether the states are even entitled to sue.
For most of American history, partisan lawsuits by states challenging federal programs were rare. That changed after a 2007 Supreme Court decision gave states “special solicitude” in determining when they have standing to sue, and the trend has been amplified by a rising partisan divide among state attorneys general.”