Discriminatory policy

Discriminatory policy is government action — statute, regulation, executive order, enforcement directive — that treats protected groups differently without lawful justification. Concrete forms include rules that on their face apply differential standards based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; and rules that, while facially neutral, are demonstrably designed to produce differential effect on protected groups. The publication tracks documented patterns, including those where the disparate impact is plainly the operative goal of an ostensibly neutral measure.