this. but then chief justice roberts wrote this in his decision writing for the majority today. he said it would be odd to think that separation of powers concerns evaporate simply because the governor is providing a monetary benefit rather than imposing obligations. we ll dig into this decision here this afternoon. the president says for his part and we are about to hear from him live, that the fight is not over. i will stop at nothing to find other ways to deliver relief to hard-working middle class families. the supreme court also ruling today that a christian website e and her attorney. very interesting words from justice gorsuch on this. saying you can t compel someone to act. you can t coerce them to act against their religious beliefs. so we re going to talk about that in a moment. first, let s bring in betsy devos. a couple of huge decisions that are related to education have come down from the highest court in the land. betsy, great to have you with us. thanks for
beliefs. another day of decisions split 6-3 showing deep divisions at the nation s highest court in an opinion by chief justice john roberts the majority struck down the biden administration s plan to wipe out $430 billion until student loan debt. quote, we hold today that the act allows the education secretary to wave or modify existing statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to financial assistance programs under the education act. not to rewrite that statute from the ground up. the dissenters led by justice kagan argued the secretary did have that power. quote the statute read as written gives the secretary broad authority to relieve a national emergency s effect on borrowers abilities to repay their student loans. president biden who has repeatedly vowed to wipe out student loan debt while conceding he may not have authority blasted the court and promised to find other ways to benefit borrowers. i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. in today s oth
by a company that seeks to deny these couples of their services, the decision is to make gays and lesbians for second class status. i know justice roberts and gorsuch, you know, in a lawyerly why as shannon said ripped that argument apart. but let me ask you, kristin, what your response is to that from the dissent. well, as the majority rightly pointed out, justice sotomayor was writing about a different case that was presented to the court. lori serves everyone. she always has. she has clients that identify as lgbt and makes the decision on the message, not the person requesting it. today s decision assures that nondiscrimination laws continue to ensure that we all have access to goods and services, but also it ensures that no one can be compelled by the government to say something that we don t believe.
that protection applies to those that identify as lgbt and for website designers like lori that oppose lori s views as well. give us a little window in to what this process was like for you. because i know you said that you received death threats and something, you know, people wanted to know where your children s school was. tell me about that. it s often difficult to talk about. this has been a very difficult seven-year journey. even today receiving quite a bit of backlash. there s a lot of misunderstanding about my case. this case is about speech. i want free speech for everyone. i have clients from all walks of life, including clients that identify as lgbtq. i just want to create consistent with what i believe. i want that for everyone. i want the lgbt, the democrat speechwriter, everyone to work and design consistently with what they believe. free speech is for everyone.
justice neil gorsuch on this. he wrote this. as this court has long held, the opportunity to think for ourselves and to express those thoughts freely is among our most cherished liberties and part of what keeps our republic strong. toller ance, not coercion is the nation s history. because colorado seeks to deny that promise, the judgment is reversed. i m joined by lori smith with her lawyer, kristin wagner, ceo and general counsel of the alliance defending freedom. great to have both of you with us today. so lori, let me start with you. tell us your reaction and tell us what the it was that sort of ignited this case process for you. what were you asked to do that your conscious and your faith