Starbucks was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. state of Missouri, which accused the coffee chain of using a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based on race,

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Tuesday, alleging the company utilizes illegal "race-based hiring practices."

A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general claims Starbucks is unlawfully using diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices that ultimately discriminate against its employees. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court,