Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

What it means

This order seeks to eliminate "disparate-impact liability" from federal regulations and enforcement. It directs agencies to deprioritize enforcement of laws that use this approach and calls for reviewing and amending regulations that incorporate it.

Expected impact

• Significant changes to how discrimination cases are evaluated, requiring proof of intentional discrimination rather than statistical evidence of unequal outcomes
• Potential reduction in discrimination lawsuits against employers based on statistical disparities in hiring or promotion
• Businesses may gain more flexibility in hiring practices without fear of legal action based solely on statistical outcomes
• Civil rights organizations will likely oppose the order as weakening enforcement of anti-discrimination laws
• Possible legal challenges to the order's implementation, particularly regarding established court precedents