A group opposing affirmative action filed a Monday lawsuit against the UC alleging that the University gave preference in admissions to Hispanic and Black applicants. Students Against Racial Discrimination, an organization co-founded by UCLA School of Law distinguished professor Richard Sander, claimed in the lawsuit that the University discriminated against Asian American and white UC applicants. Though California made the consideration of race in college admissions illegal in 1996, the lawsuit claims that the University circumvented the law by using race-based practices…