Student loan borrowers from across the country gathered at the Supreme Court on Monday night as the Court planned to hear two cases on the Biden administration's proposed student loan relief plan the following day. Supporters of the plan, which would forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt owed by tens of millions of Americans, rallied loudly in opposition to Republican attorneys general who filed a case against the plan.

"I'm feeling great," said borrower Amanda Smitley, 20, who already has around $10,000 in student debt as a college sophomore at PennWest California. "I want to live in a world where my future students and maybe future kids won't have to worry about getting into thousands in debt just because they want to further their education."

The Biden administration argues a Covid public health emergency provides a legal basis for their policy, but the conservative members of the court are expected