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On the recordMay 2, 2019
It is clear that lots of disparate impact like that, like the law eliminating straight-ticket voting, like a million other things, are done for discriminatory reasons.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler highlights that many laws have discriminatory impacts despite lack of proof of intent.

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