Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Title VII – equal employment opportunity

In April 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14281 which orders, within 45 days, the attorney general and the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "shall assess all pending investigations, civil suits, or positions taken in ongoing matters under every Federal civil rights law within their respective jurisdictions, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that rely on a theory of disparate-impact liability, and shall take appropriate action with respect to such matters consistent with the policy of this order."