americans would have qualified for some debt forgiveness, including howard university graduate evan quaintance, who owes about $45,000 per year your reaction to the court's ruling today? >> disappointed, but not surprised. i didn't come up in a neighborhood or a family that had the pre-existing conditions to give me the toolkit to get into school. the only way me and my siblings knew how to get there was -- the easiest way for us to do that was it for student loans. >> reporter: the plan would have grip forgiven up to $20,000 in loan debt to some borrowers. six republican-led state sued to block the program, including iowa, where brenna bird is attorney general. >> i don't think it is right that people who chose not to go to college have to pay other people's loans. >> reporter: the supreme court's conservative majority also prevailed on a case pitting free speech against gay rights. lorie smith, a web designer from colorado, wanted to create specialized web pages for weddings, but not f for same-sex

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