Washington v. Davis requires proof of discriminatory intent, not just disparate impact

Evidence

Since the US Supreme Court ruling in Washington v. Davis in 1976, proving a disparate adverse impact on a minority group has been insufficient to win a Fourteenth Amendment equal protection claim. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 59

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Since 1976 courts require proof of individual intent to find race discrimination — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 326; Title VI regulations allow discrimination suits on discriminatory effect while the statute demands intent — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 1007; Washington v. Davis made discriminatory intent a prerequisite for equal-protection race claims. — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 1038 (+1 more)