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Mike Johnson: “The problem with disparate impact theory in the voting rights context is that disparate impact is often used to falsely…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
The problem with disparate impact theory in the voting rights context is that disparate impact is often used to falsely impute racism or discrimination.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson critiques the misuse of disparate impact theory to accuse laws of racism.

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