Trump ordered agencies to retreat from disparate-impact civil-rights enforcement

Date: 2025-04-23
Entry type: executive-order
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracydocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-04-23, Donald Trump directed agencies to deprioritize enforcement based on disparate-impact liability and review existing regulations and matters that rely on it.
- The White House: Restoring Equality of Opportunity and MeritocracyOperative text of the cited action