Trump Tells DOJ To Lead Rescission Of Civil Rights Disparate Impact Rules

President Donald Trump is ordering the Department of Justice (DOJ) to revoke its Civil Rights Act Title VI rules that require federal funding recipients to comply with the rights law, and to work with EPA and other agencies to revoke their rules if they include “disparate-impact liability,” a tool Biden officials used to address environmental justice (EJ) concerns. Trump’s action to remove “disparate impact” liability, which sets a lower bar than the “intentional discrimination” required for a private right of...