Yes, Trump's order to gut the Civil Rights Act is as bad as you think
A new Trump executive order just dropped and it’s got all the standard Trumpian features: There’s the pompous title. There’s the predictable overreach. And then there’s the equally predictable, but still absolutely wild, racism.
Wednesday’s “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” executive order purports to eliminate disparate-impact liability in both Title VI and Title VII civil rights cases. Title VI prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in any program or activity that receives federal funding. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Getting rid of disparate impact liability would make it much more difficult to prove discrimination, which is, of course, the whole point.
Broadly speaking, two types of discrimination cases arise under Title VI and Title VII.
One is about intent, the other about effect. The former requires a plaintiff to show that the defendant meant to discriminate by pointing to actions and statements.
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