President Joe Biden on Friday asserted that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, is part of the Constitution, arguing it had met the criteria to be added as the 28th amendment.

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.

The move has no immediate legal force but will likely spark lawsuits that advocates hope will restore abortion rights.

Biden announced today that the Equal Rights Amendment is the "law of the land," but the Justice Department and the national archivist disagree.

In his final days in office, President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as ratified, calling it the 28th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Despite his declaration, legal challenges loom,

Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?

President Joe Biden, just days before he will exit the White House, announced on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine in the U.S. Constitution equal rights for women, is now the 28th Amendment and “the law of the land.

President Biden declared that the Equal Rights Amendment, which states that "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged

President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the way to bolstering reproductive rights.

President Biden’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land creates a constitutional quandary.

We call on President Biden to instruct U.S. archivist to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.