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NPR News: 02-28-2023 6PM ET

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🗓️ 28 February 2023

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NPR News: 02-28-2023 6PM ET

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

0:05.0

The Supreme Court heard arguments today against President Biden's debt forgiveness plan,

0:11.6

with a conservative majority-and-pointed questioning to leave the administration as promised

0:16.0

a bar was now looks to be in jeopardy.

0:18.0

In PR Sequoia, Carillo has more.

0:20.4

In arguments lasting more than three hours, the justices heard from two lawsuits against

0:25.8

President Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for millions

0:31.9

of qualifying Americans.

0:34.5

Conservative justices repeatedly questioned the education departments' claimed legal

0:38.5

authority to discharge federal student loan debt.

0:42.2

The questioning also signaled that the court may use this case as a way to outline limitations

0:47.7

on unilateral executive action.

0:50.5

There were some questions on standing, or whether or not the plaintiffs could prove they

0:54.6

were the right ones to be suing.

0:56.9

Some notably from the High Court's newest member, Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

1:01.3

A decision is not expected until late June or early July.

1:05.9

Sequoia Carillo and PR News.

1:07.8

The US Marshall Service, as there was a security breach in one of their systems earlier

1:12.4

this month, that targeted sensitive information within the agency.

1:16.6

And Barras Depecheveron reports the Justice Department has now launched an investigation

1:20.6

into what officials are calling a major incident.

1:22.9

The Marshall Service, which protects federal courts and pursues federal fugitives, says

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