Protesters Gather at Supreme Court to Rally for Student Debt Cancellation

Protesters rallied outside the US Supreme Court overnight ahead of oral arguments over whether President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel some student loan debt can proceed.

The Supreme Court was to hear arguments on February 28 in two cases challenging Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 per person in federal student loan debt.

Demonstrators clad in plastic ponchos waited outside the Supreme Court in Washington overnight ahead of a planned protest on Tuesday morning. Credit: Melissa Byrne via Storyful

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- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel that debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel student debt.

- Like what the best way to, you know, navigate stuff like this?

- Can you guys say cancel--

- I can't really--

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel student debt!

- These are all the folks that are in line in the rain. Send us all of your pizza, all your warm blankets, umbrellas. Come hang. Bye, y'all!

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel that debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt.

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel student debt.

- Like what's the best way to, you know, navigate stuff like this?

- Can you guys say cancel--

- I can't really--

- Cancel student debt!

- Cancel student debt!

- These are all the folks that are in line in the rain. Send us all of your pizza, all your warm blankets, umbrellas. Come hang. Bye, y'all!