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Donald Trump’s Attack on the Civil Rights Act: How “Disparate Impact” Became the New Front Line

In 2025, President Trump took significant steps to weaken the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by rolling back disparate-impact liability, a legal measure used to combat systemic discrimination. Critics argue this undermines civil rights enforcement, allowing harmful practices to persist by focusing solely on intentional discrimination while supporters claim it restores merit-based governance.

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