ACLU sues Department of Education over student debt info

ACLU sues Department of Education over student debt info

BOSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is taking the U.S. Department of Education to federal court in an effort to force the government agency to cough up information about its student debt collection practices, especially as they relate to minority borrowers.

In a joint Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, the ACLU and the National Consumer Law Center note in their filing that they originally requested the release of Department of Education records last May.

Kevin Bacon signs on for Marathon bombing film
Boston Marathon

Kevin Bacon signs on for Marathon bombing film

Lizzie Short

BOSTON – CBS Films and Lionsgate announced that Kevin Bacon will be returning to Boston to star in "Patriots Day," a film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Bacon is well acquainted with Beantown films, having previously starred in "Black Mass" and "Mystic River."

Bacon will play the role of Richard DesLauriers, the Special Agent in Charge of the Boston division of the FBI who oversaw the investigation following the bombings.

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