SCOTUS has a chance to prove they aren’t partisan hacks today when ruling on Biden’s *extremely modest* student loan forgiveness plan.
Modesty isn't part of the legal calculation, though.
If the action is illegal, then it's illegal, no matter how small a violation it might be, and it's up to the court to point that out. Same for if it's legal.
No. In the US system the onus is on the lawyers, generally the plaintiffs, to prove things, not on the court.
They are to prove it TO the court.
But that still doesn't change that modesty isn't part of the calculation.
The states that brought the suit point to financial damage as the reason they have any right to be heard at all. Otherwise they would have no access to the courts as they would have no stake in the issue.
Of course, I understand how that works.
My use of the word “modest” was a subjective descriptor. I know too many young people that $10k will barely put a dent in their school debt burden.
@volkris
The onus is on the court to prove the illegality. The states that brought the suits are more focused on claiming financial damage.