Question: We have been cited by our regulator for disparate treatment. The matter is with our attorneys. However, in our discussions with staff it seems that we do not know the difference between ...

Hans von Spakovsky and Elizabeth Slattery had a fine article earlier this week about Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., in which the Supreme ...

Legal expert Hans von Spakovsky explains what will happen because the Justice Department ended disparate impact regulations.

UPDATE: Nov. 26, 2025: A federal judge dismissed the plaintiff's lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday, holding that the former Amazon delivery driver lacked ...

As Eric Holder’s Justice Department attacks voter-ID laws in Texas and North Carolina, the Heritage Foundation has warned courts that they should be wary of construing Section 2 of the Voting Rights ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday directing federal agencies including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to eliminate enforcement of disparate-impact liability ...

In 2013’s Shelby County v. Holder decision,[1] the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the coverage formula of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which had been renewed by Congress in 2006 ...

Regarding “Judges Can Check the Administrative State” by Peter J. Wallison (April 6): The best candidates for the kind of judicial action Mr. Wallison calls for are the disparate-impact regulations ...

The crack epidemic that ravaged the United States from the 1970s to 1990s was a dark chapter in American history, characterized by soaring addiction rates, urban decay, and devastating consequences ...