Title VI of the Civil Rights Act — federally assisted city programs

AI-use reference. Current statute; implementing regulations vary by funding agency. Applies to: Programs/activities receiving federal financial assistance; could cover a city's AI-assisted benefits, service or enforcement decisions where the particular funding/recipient conditions apply. Requirements or purpose: 42 U.S.C. 2000 d prohibits exclusion, denial of benefits or discrimination based on race, color or national origin in covered programs. AI use does not displace that prohibition. Limits: Do not describe every city activity as federally funded or treat all agencies' rules as identical. DOJ changed its own disparate-impact regulations inDecember 2025; Title VI itself remains. Guidance does not create additional enforceable duties.