LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – America First Legal sued the University of Michigan and Michigan Law Review for “illegal racial discrimination” Thursday.

“Discriminating against white and Asian applicants.”

The lawsuit charges the University of Michigan and Michigan Law Review for “discriminating against white and Asian applicants and scholars, denying them equal opportunities in membership selections, article publications, and citations. AFL seeks to enjoin these illegal policies and compel the institution to adopt colorblind standards, holding the University accountable for its systemic racial bias.”

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The Michigan Law Review implements a DEI policy that uses a “holistic review” process, which can result in preference being given to minorities over white and Asian applicants with superior academic credentials, according to a press release.

“This taxpayer-funded institution brazenly defies Title VI, the Equal Protection Clause, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, employing secretive selection committees to enforce diversity quotas and discriminatory citation policies that favor ‘underrepresented’ authors while penalizing white scholars, including underrepresented Republicans and Protestant Christians,” the release said. “This anti-American scheme corrupts legal education and undermines equal justice under the law.”

“Underrepresented authors.”

Michigan Law Review “consciously and intentionally discriminates in favor of women, racial minorities, and homosexual or transgender people,” according to court documents. Additionally, the Law Review instructs editors to cite sources written by “authors who are traditionally underrepresented in legal academia” and that “gives voice to historically marginalized identities.”

AFL, with attorneys Jonathan Mitchell and Ben Flowers, sued the school on behalf of Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences, an organization that litigates against race and sex preferences in academia.

“No American should ever face discrimination based on their race. Yet, despite clear law on point prohibiting such discrimination and numerous Supreme Court decisions, racial discrimination continues to be pervasive throughout academia,” President of America First Legal Gene Hamilton said. “AFL will not tolerate this unconstitutional discrimination at the University of Michigan and is taking decisive action to restore meritocracy and protect American values.”