WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) sued New York University (NYU) on behalf of a first-year law student for discriminating based on race and sex when selecting the members and editors of its law review.
Federal law prohibits universities that receive federal funds from discriminating on account of race and sex. But the New York University Law Review has been flouting these requirements by using race and sex preferences to select its members and editors — a practice that violates the clear and unequivocal text of Title VI and Title IX.
Even after the Supreme Court prohibited universities from using race and sex preferences in Students for Fair Admission v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the NYU Law Review continues to boast on its website that it seeks a “diverse staff of editors” and invites student applicants to submit a résumé that “will be used by the Law Review to realize its commitment to staff diversity.” The NYU Law Review continues to subordinate academic merit when selecting students for membership and editorial positions, and it continues to award these coveted positions to lesser qualified women, non-Asian racial minorities, and homosexual and transgender individuals at the expense of white and Asian men with better academic records.
Using race and sex preferences is not only immoral and anti-meritocratic, it is illegal under federal law. No corporation or educational institution is above the law. America First Legal is committed to ensuring equal opportunity under the law.
Read the lawsuit here.
Read more information about the case here.
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