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disparate impact rule

Coverage of disparate impact rule in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 27 · 11:00 UTCMost recent: Jul 23 · 20:12 UTC
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Education Departmentorganization2Title VI of the Civil Rights Acttopic1Black studentstopic1civil rights advocatesorganization1Trump administrationorganization1Kimberly Richeyperson1Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Laworganization1school discriminationtopic1Civil Rights Enforcementtopic1Illinoisplace1Fair Housing Acttopic1Barack Obamaperson1Donald Trumpperson1Joe Bidenperson1Martin Luther King Jr.person1Chicago Freedom Movementtopic1U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmentorganization1
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  • POLITICSJul 23 · 20:12 UTCWTOP DC
    Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discrimination

    The Education Department has rescinded a rule that allowed considering school policies with disproportionate impacts on students as discriminatory unless intentional, affecting civil rights enforcement under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The change, effective immediately without public comment, removes a key tool for addressing racial disparities in school discipline, particularly impacting Black students, and faces criticism from civil rights groups.

  • POLITICSJul 23 · 20:11 UTCSEATTLE TIMES
    Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discrimination

    The Education Department has rescinded a decades-old standard for civil rights enforcement, which previously allowed consideration of school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination was intentional.

  • POLITICSJun 27 · 11:00 UTCCHICAGO SUN-TIMES
    Illinois in the trenches again to protect fair housing

    Illinois has codified the disparate impact rule into state law to protect against housing discrimination, even as the Trump administration seeks to roll it back. The rule, initially established under Barack Obama and reinstated by Biden, allows enforcement against discriminatory practices without requiring proof of intent. The Fair Housing Act, influenced by Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement, prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, and national origin.