Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating disparate-impact liability, which he argues undermines meritocracy and equal opportunity by forcing businesses to consider race in their decisions to avoid legal repercussions. The order revokes past presidential approvals related to disparate-impact regulations and directs federal agencies to deprioritize enforcement of such liability, potentially reshaping civil rights enforcement and impacting employment practices nationwide. This move could face legal challenges as it alters the interpretation of civil rights laws and may provoke political debate over its implications for discrimination and equality in the U.S.