Department of Education v. Brown
Decided June 30, 2023. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-535 · 600 U.S. 551 (2023) · Cited 75 times
Holding
Respondents lack Article III standing to assert a procedural challenge to the student-loan debt-forgiveness plan adopted by the Secretary of Education pursuant to Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act).
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
- Summers v. Earth Island Institute · 555 U.S. 488 (2009)
- Department of Education v. Brown · 600 U.S. 551 (2023)
- Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
- Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
- Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins · 578 U.S. 330 (2016)
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
- Auer v. Robbins · 519 U.S. 452 (1997)
- DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno · 547 U.S. 332 (2006)
- Biden v. Nebraska · 600 U.S. 477 (2023)
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer · 582 U.S. 449 (2017)
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