The U.S. Department of Education has eliminated regulations dating back more than 60 years that recognized liability for disparate impact, a legal concept in which statistics can demonstrate a discriminatory effect. The move removes a long-standing framework that had allowed claims to be made based on statistical evidence of unequal outcomes.
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday eliminated regulations going back more than 60 years that recognized liability for disparate impact, such as when statistics demonstrate a discriminatory ...
