President Joe Biden has weighed in on the decades-long Equal Rights Amendment debate, but does his statement hold any weight? Experts say no.
Since its initial passage in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment fell three states short of meeting the required approval by 75% (38) of the states within seven years. After the seven-year deadline ...
A crowd filled the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda Tuesday morning in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would provide protections for gender equality in the Minnesota Constitution.
Devan Quinn, left, Kelsie Brook Eckert, center, and Liz Tentarelli. The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed over a century ago by then former suffragist Alice Paul, seeks to enshrine gender ...
About 150 people gathered at 10 a.m., ahead of the session’s start at noon, in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, a constitutional amendment that would be on Minnesotans’ ballots in 2026 ...
For several years, Representative Dotie Joseph and I have introduced legislation in the Florida Legislature calling for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). We have followed the ...
In a letter, the Ohio House Democratic Caucus is urging the president to formally publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. They argue since Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the amendment in 2020 ...
To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the National Archivist who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.
Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?
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.
It's unclear if Biden's statement will have any impact. The archivist has said the amendment cannot be certified because three-quarters of state legislatures did not ratify it before a deadline set by Congress.