disparate impact

‘They Handed Every Employer a License to Discriminate’: DOJ Opinion on Disparate Impact Doctrine Seen As A Major Setback

Jun 18, 2026

A recent opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice challenging a foundational principle of employment discrimination law is generating legal debate over the future of federal workplace protections and the scope of civil rights enforcement. Attorney Nicole Robinson sharply criticized the development in a social media post, arguing that the administration had effectively weakened longstanding…
Civil Rights Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s New Executive Orders Targeting Disparate Impact Protections

Apr 27, 2025

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is sounding the alarm over a series of new executive orders issued by the Trump administration. The respected organization is calling the new EOs a direct attack on decades of hard-fought civil rights protections. Legal experts from the organization have sharply criticized the measures, which they say…

‘They Handed Every Employer a License to Discriminate’: DOJ Opinion on Disparate Impact Doctrine Seen As A Major Setback