Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
Directs agencies to end race-conscious policies consistent with *Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard*.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Citizens deserve equal treatment under law and equality of opportunity, not predetermined outcomes based on disparate-impact liability theories.
Eliminates disparate-impact liability applications to maximum extent constitutionally permissible across all federal civil rights contexts.
Revokes prior presidential approvals of DOJ Title VI disparate-impact regulations.
Directs all agencies to deprioritize enforcement of statutes containing disparate-impact liability provisions.
Attorney General initiates repeal or amendment of Title VI implementing regulations across agencies within 30 days.
Attorney General and EEOC assess pending investigations relying on disparate-impact theories within 45 days.
Attorney General determines federal preemption of state disparate-impact provisions and develops employment guidance.
Standard severability clause: if a court strikes any provision, the rest of the order stands.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.