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Disparate-Impact Discrimination: Education Department Rescinds Title VI Protections
Disparate-impact discrimination claims just lost a major federal enforcement tool. On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights rescinded regulations that let statistics alone establish a Title VI violation, even without proof of intentional bias. The change took effect without a public comment period.