Editor's Note :

Editor's Note :

We expect the Court to issue additional orders from its January 15 Conference at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. We also expect the Court to issue opinions in one or more argued cases at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday the Court hears oral arguments in Heffernan v. City of Paterson. Howard Wasserman previewed the case for us.
On Tuesday the Court also hears oral arguments in Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc. Ronald Mann previewed the case for us.

United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
08-1134 9th Cir. Dec 1, 2009
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Mar 23, 2010 9-0 Thomas OT 2009

Holding: A bankruptcy court must determine that a debtor suffers from undue hardship before it cancels student loan debt in bankruptcy. However, even if the bankruptcy court doesn't make such a determination, its original order to cancel the debt may be enforced if the creditor did not object by a given deadline.

Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas on March 23, 2010.

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