New York Times countersues US employment agency over its diversity and hiring lawsuit

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- The New York Times NYT.N sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday, saying the agency's lawsuit accusing the newspaper of passing over a white man for a top editorial role to meet what the agency viewed as illegal diversity goals was unconstitutional.

The countersuit filed in Manhattan federal court seeks to dismiss the EEOC's case, a declaration that the agency's actions violate the U.S. Constitution's First and Fifth Amendments, and other remedies.