ANALYSIS: Biden v. Nebraska Leaves Major Questions Unanswered

The US Supreme Court’s June 30 decision placed the major questions doctrine front and center, by using the doctrine to strike down President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness program. The court found that the doctrine’s requirement for clear statutory authorization from Congress for agency actions of vast “economic and political significance” wasn’t met, ending this hotly-contested federal program.

The major questions doctrine continues to grow in popularity with this court and appears to be on track to supplant the Chevron doctrine as a means to evaluate agency actions.

The ruling in Biden v. Nebraska may have raised more questions ...