USDOT Rescinds ‘Disparate Impact’ Civil Rights Regulation June 11, 2026 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday it is rescinding part of its long-standing civil rights regulations that prohibit conduct that...
Consumer Bureau to Narrow ‘Disparate Impact’ in Civil Rights Lending Law: Sources November 12, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose in the coming days narrowing a key part of civil-rights era...
Why Trump Is Ending Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws That Ban ‘Disparate Impact’ May 5, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that...
Analyst Warns Regulatory Battle Over AI Bias to Grow; Lemonade Argues It’s Fair February 14, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into “one...
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Disparate Impact’ Housing Case October 3, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether people suing for housing discrimination must prove they were victims of intentional...
Supreme Court May Get ‘Disparate Impact’ Housing Case September 8, 2014 By Sam Hananel It’s not easy to prevent the Supreme Court from deciding an issue once the justices have agreed to hear a...
Lenders Miss Chance as U.S. High Court Housing-Bias Case Settles November 14, 2013 By Greg Stohr The settlement of a New Jersey housing-bias lawsuit scuttles a U.S. Supreme Court showdown that might have shielded lenders from...
Commentary: Will HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule Have Say in Ratemaking? April 10, 2013 By Susan T. Stead and Lawrence H. Mirel Despite the McCarran-Ferguson Act, which reserved the regulation of the “business of insurance” to the states, the Department of Housing...
Supreme Court Lets Black Brokers’ Bias Case Against Merrill Proceed October 2, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal by Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit of a ruling...