After the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1868, most states turned to "facially neutral" business or transaction taxes on handgun purchases.

This article also prohibits discrimination through the use of any facially neutral criteria which have a disparate impact based on membership in a class protected under this article.

The doctrine entails that "A facially neutral employment practice is one that does not appear to be discriminatory on its face; rather it is one that is discriminatory in its application or effect."

This analysis focuses on facially neutral policies that may have a discriminatory effect.

In my professional opinion, it's facially neutral.

Judge Spatt wrote, "The challenged activity is facially neutral," and he ordered that relevant documents be produced in an attempt to determine if there is support for the remaining points.

The court identified 182 as a facially neutral law with racially disproportionate effects, thus requiring an inquiry to discover if the law was passed with a discriminatory purpose.

Even though the marriage requirement appears to be neutral on its face - "facially neutral," in legal language - it has a disparate impact on those who cannot, under state statute, marry.

Although the policies are "facially neutral", minority children are the most likely to suffer the negative consequences of zero tolerance.