Trump’s New Executive Order Targeting Disparate Impact Liability May Target Fair Lending as Well
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/25
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which seeks to eliminate disparate impact liability, denouncing it as a threat to equal opportunity under the law. Disparate impact is a theory that provides relief in cases where a policy or practice that appears neutral has an adverse impact on protected classes, such as race and gender....
By: Frost Brown Todd