disparate

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Prior to the decision, plaintiffs could prove a claim under Section 2 by showing evidence of a disparate impact on minority voters, regardless of whether the mapmakers intended it.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Palantir software takes an organization’s data, which may be spread out across many different systems and formats, and uses artificial intelligence to draw relationships between disparate data points, aiding customers in decision-making.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Perhaps evoking an oft-quoted Didion quote: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live. We live entirely by the impression of a narrative line upon disparate images, the shifting phantasmagoria, which is our actual experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Central to the task in either case is the challenge of uniting disparate parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

According to the agency, an absolute bar to employment based on prior convictions—without consideration of these factors—violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act if such a bar has a racially disparate impact.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander