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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 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.
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 claims Equal Rights Amendment is ‘law of the land’ after decades-long ratification fight
Biden’s statement has no legal force and a White House official said courts would have to decide whether the amendment is a valid part of America’s constitution
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.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is ‘the law of the land.’ What is it, and what happens next?
President Joe Biden’s declaration the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts.
What Biden didn’t do on the Equal Rights Amendment is more important than what he did
But what matters, legal experts say, is what Biden didn’t do: He didn’t order the archivist of the United States to formally publish the amendment. And he didn’t direct the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw its written opinion that the deadline for ratification expired long ago.
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 ...
Here Are Key Dates in the Equal Rights Amendment’s 100-Year History
President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has ...
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 ...
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 ...
Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment adopted, sparking a debate about his abortion legacy
The move has no immediate legal force but will likely spark lawsuits that advocates hope will restore abortion rights.
Opinion
Do You Feel Equal Yet?
Corpse President is leaving office today but he spent a chunk of Friday trying to get the Equal Rights Amendment enshrined in law before he goes. For what reason and with what legal authority, you ask ...