Reuters, NYU Law School Dodges White Man's Lawsuit Claiming Law Review Discrimination:
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday dismissed a race and sex discrimination lawsuit challenging the selection process for New York University School of Law’s flagship law review, saying the anonymous white male plaintiff lacked standing to sue and that his complaint lacked facts to support his allegations.
The plaintiff, identified in court filings as John Doe, is a first-year NYU law student who sought class action status on behalf of current and future white, heterosexual male students who want to participate on the law review.
Law360, NYU Law Review Beats Bias Claims Over Diversity Efforts:
U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick of the Southern District of New York dismissed the complaint filed in October for failing to state a claim. The judge said the complaint relies on speculation that the student-run Law Review intended to discriminate based on "diversity" and runs counter to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling in Students for Fair Admission v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. …
The court on Thursday said, "Considerable speculation undergirds Doe's belief that students will share their sex, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation in their applications, and that the Law Review editors will select students based on those characteristics.
Bloomberg Law, Stephen Miller’s DEI Lawsuit Against NYU Dismissed
Update: ABA Journal, Judge Cites 'Utter Lack of Specificity' as He Tosses Suit Alleging NYU Law Review Favors Minorities
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- Lawsuits Against Harvard, NYU Law Reviews Claim Racial, Gender Preferences (Oct. 10, 2018)
- 2nd Circuit Backs NYU Law Review In Challenge To Diversity Policy (Aug. 31, 2021)
- Supreme Court Refuses To Consider Race, Sex Bias Claims Against NYU Law Review (June 22, 2022)
- Lawsuit Claims NYU Law Review Discriminates Against Straight White Men In Selection Of Student Editors (Oct. 21, 2023)
- Straight White Male NYU 1L May Proceed Anonymously In Law Review Discrimination Case (Nov. 28, 2023)
- Straight White Male NYU 1L Seeks Class Action Certification In Law Review Discrimination Case (Jan. 30, 2024)
