Department of Education Settles with Students for a Sensible Drug Policy
The Department of Education agreed to settle with Students for a Sensible Drug Policy after they filed a lawsuit to obtain information for free. The Dept. of Education wanted the SSDP to pay a $4,000 fee to get information on state-by-state numbers of students who had been denied financial aid based on previous drug convictions. Under the Freedom of Information Act, the fee is meant to be used when a group is obtaining information for commercial purposes, not for educational or public interest causes.