Law School Students Sue EEOC Over Big Law Diversity Scrutiny (1)

Three law school students sued the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday over the agency’s probe into Big Law diversity hiring practices.

The students—anonymously referenced in their complaint as Doe 1, Doe 2 and Doe 3—asked the District of Columbia federal court to order the EEOC and acting chair Andrea Lucas to withdraw investigative letters sent to 20 of the country’s most prominent law firms. The letters asked for demographic hiring data dating as far back as 2015 to be submitted by April 15.

“If the EEOC investigation is allowed to proceed, Plaintiffs’ sensitive personal information may be ...