The U.S. Department of Education has eliminated regulations dating back more than 60 years that recognized liability for disparate impact, a legal concept that can be demonstrated through statistics showing discriminatory effects. The move removes a long-standing framework that had been used to address patterns of discrimination even without direct evidence of intent.
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 ...
