Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was recently slapped with a lawsuit from conservative watchdog Judicial Watch on behalf of Daily Caller reporter Thomas Catenacci. Lightfoot recently announced she would only grant one-on-one interviews to Black and Brown journalists to help battle the “overwhelming Whiteness” in the journalism industry.

Fox News reports:

The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, alleges Lightfoot violated reporter Thomas Catenacci’s equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when she didn’t respond to multiple requests for interviews, as well as his First Amendment rights.

“Preventing journalists from doing our jobs in such a blatantly discriminatory way is wrong and does a disservice to our readers who come from all backgrounds,” Catenacci said in a statement. “Every journalist and every person who consumes the news should be concerned by Mayor Lightfoot’s actions. This affects everyone. I look forward to holding the mayor accountable.”

Latino Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Pratt canceled an interview with Lightfoot over her policy, which drew criticism for discriminating in the name of being progressive.

According to the complaint filed with the courthouse, Catenacci sent Lightfoot emails on May 20, May 21, and May 24, requesting interviews about her administration’s efforts to vaccinate Chicagoans and other coronavirus issues. The lawsuit alleges Lightfoot “purposefully discriminated” against Catenacci because of his race, according to her own stated policy.