Seattle Pacific University trustees sued by students and faculty

Six members of Seattle Pacific University's Board of Trustees are facing a lawsuit regarding the university's anti-LGBTQ hiring policy.

But the lawsuit doesn't follow the typical route for a case against a religious institution.

On Sunday night a group of 16 students, faculty, and staff at Seattle Pacific University filed a lawsuit.

In it, they allege that six members of the school's Board of Trustees, including the university's interim president, have breached their fiduciary duty by upholding a university policy barring people in same-sex relationships from working full time at the school.

This lawsuit follows months of protest from students, the announcement that the state attorney general’s office is investigating Seattle Pacific University, as well as a countersuit by the school arguing the state is violating its religious freedoms.