Why The Equal Rights Amendment Is Still Not A Constitutional Amendment
Last Friday, former President Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land" - so why has it failed to become the nation's 28th constitutional amendment.
Biden’s False claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is in the Constitution ignores the legal debate
Some legal scholars argue that the amendment was properly ratified, but for Biden to definitively say it’s "the law of the land" ignores precedent and the reality that no federal government entity has recognized the amendment as part of the Constitution. We rate Biden’s claim False.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. Congress set a deadline of 1979 for three-quarters of state legislatures to ratify the amendment, then extended it to 1982.
Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification
The remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.
Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment US law, even though it is not
U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land," on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment.
Equal Rights Amendment: Could Joe Biden's Ratification Shift Women's Rights?
President Joe Biden said Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, should be considered ratified and part of the U.S. Constitution.
Can He Do That? Here’s What Biden’s Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Means.
Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is 'law of the land.' Did Florida ratify the ERA?
Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?
Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. Here’s why some Pa. advocates are still disappointed.
President Joe Biden's executive opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment comes in the final days of his presidency. Some local advocates wish he and Democrats had acted sooner.
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified but not taking action
President Joe Biden renewed his call for the Equal Right Amendment to be ratified, but is stopping short of taking any action on the matter in his final days in office.
Senator Gillibrand calls Equal Rights Amendment ratification statement a historic day
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says at a news conference an hour after President Joe Biden issued a statement of his belief that the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified that the day marks a historic achievement for women and girls as equality becomes enshrined in the Constitution after Biden's recognition of the ERA as law enables millions to challenge discriminatory laws in court.
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections ...
Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when leading suffragist Alice Paul first ...