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Trump Takes Aim at Disparate Impact. What Does This Mean, and Why Does It Matter?

This authoritative-secondary source from NAACP Legal Defense Fund supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Published
2025-04-23
Accessed
2026-09-03
Source quality
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    NAACP Legal Defense Fund explains that the order directs agencies away from disparate-impact enforcement but cannot repeal Congress's 1991 codification of disparate-impact liability under Title VII; private statutory claims and governing precedent therefore remain distinct from executive enforcement priorities.

    Sections explaining Title VII codification and the difference between agency priority and statutory law

    Disparate-impact retreat changed federal enforcement priorities but not enacted civil-rights law · Federal enforcement deprioritized; statutory disparate-impact causes of action remain available. · reviewed 2026-09-03