It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups.
Karen Ortiz wrote to 1,000 colleagues at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission criticizing the “illegal and unethical orders of our president.”
The Justice Department accused large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people and those with disabilities toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.
The case is being watched closely by disability rights groups, which warned that arguments by a school district could threaten broader protections for disabled people.
With “Blood and Politics,” he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.
The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.
In an interview, the Republican governor of Virginia spoke at length about his views on diversity efforts, among other subjects.
Not long before he became Virginia’s governor, Mr. Youngkin helped lead, and spoke approvingly of, efforts to improve racial and gender diversity at his private equity firm.
The provision had been in place since the civil rights era.
The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.