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AI Summary: This is a policy document - specifically an Executive Order that addresses disparate-impact liability in civil rights enforcement. This regulation aims to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability across federal agencies and legal contexts. The order defines disparate-impact liability as a legal standard that considers discrimination to have occurred if outcomes differ among racial, sexual, or other groups, even without explicit discriminatory intent. The executive order instructs federal agencies to deprioritize enforcement of statutes that include disparate-impact liability, requires the Attorney General to initiate actions to repeal or amend regulations containing such liability, and mandates reviews of pending investigations, civil suits, consent judgments, and injunctions that rely on disparate-impact theories. The order requires various agencies, including the Department of Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to assess and modify their existing practices within specific timeframes to align with the goal of eliminating disparate-impact liability. The document emphasizes principles of individual merit, equal opportunity, and colorblind treatment under the law, arguing that disparate-impact liability undermines these principles by forcing consideration of race and potentially hindering merit-based decision-making.