Young Lawyers Hit by US Supreme Court Rejection of Debt Relief

Lauren Howell will arrive at Harvard Law School this fall fearing that her student debt burden will make her career goal of helping communities of color get justice unobtainable.

Loans that made it possible for Howell to earn degrees from Duke, Stanford, and now Harvard are many multiples of what might have been forgiven under President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan aimed at more than 40 million people. Still, every bit helps and Howell said the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the forgiveness plan feels like a slap in the face.

“Four generations ago, my great, great grandfather was ...