With his bid for reelection just days away, two major court decisions are taking aim at a key claim by GOP Congressman Don Bacon.

For weeks Bacon has been insisting that President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is unconstitutional, but none other than conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has thrown a kink into Bacon's claim.

[See NCN’s earlier interview with Bacon and his Democrat challenger, State Sen. Tony Vargas above]

On Thursday Barrett rejected a challenge to the plan, declining to take up an appeal brought by a Wisconsin taxpayers’ group.

In addition, a federal district court judge rejected a separate but similar lawsuit brought by Nebraska and five other Republican-led states. The states are expected to appeal.

In the meantime, both cases are seen as wins by Biden although other legal challenges remain.

Student loan cancellations, worth up to $20,000 per eligible borrower, could begin on Sunday.