Northwestern University’s Law School sued for discrimination against white men during hiring process; suit filed by conservatives [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — A lawsuit is accusing Northwestern University’s Law School of discriminating against white men.

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The complaint was filed in federal court by a conservative group called “Faculty, Alumni and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences.”

The suit claims the school violated anti-discrimination laws by hiring women and people of color over white men with better credentials.

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Dean Hari Osofsky; law professors Sarah Lawsky, Janice Nadler and Daniel Rodriguez; Northwestern University Law Review Editor in Chief Dheven Unni; and Senior Equity and Inclusion Editor Jazmyne Denman are also named in the lawsuit.

The Northwestern School of Law is ranked as a top tier law school in the country, but, when it comes to hiring, the prestigious institution is accused of being a “cesspool of corruption and lawlessness.”

“Yes, that’s the facts that we have is that Northwestern has been passing over people who …