Supreme Court Rules That Student-Loan Debts to State May Be Canceled in Bankruptcy

By JEFFREY SELINGO

Washington

State-backed student loans can be canceled by federal bankruptcy courts without endangering state sovereignty, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

In a 7-to-2 decision issued on Monday, the justices sided with Pamela L. Hood, who sued the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation...

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