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The three liberal justices of the Supreme Court appeared to deploy a fresh strategy Tuesday as they launched a disciplined and sustained effort to attack arguments put forward by challengers to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.
The question is whether the one-two-three punch from the liberals’ attracted conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett and at least one more conservative justice.
First up was Justice Elena Kagan, who tackled whether the debt relief program passes legal muster. Justic Ketanji Brown Jackson focused many of her questions on a critical procedural issue that could derail the challenge. While Justice Sonia Sotomayor batted cleanup, reminding her colleagues of the consequences at stake if the program that offers relief for millions of student loan borrowers is ultimately invalidated.
The arguments, and a possible new…
