One hundred and four years ago, American women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, bringing us closer to living up to our Nation’s most fundamental values of dignity, fairness, freedom, and equality.

Aug 19, 2024 · Can the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which has languished since Congress’ deadline for ratification expired more than four decades ago, experience a resurrection? Updated ABA policy hopes so.

Oct 30, 2024 · To address this, the American Bar Association (ABA) has adopted a new resolution endorsing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a constitutional amendment that would ensure “equality of rights under the law”, regardless of sex.

The ABA has long fought for gender equality, but the ever-allusive Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has consistently been out of reach. The proposed constitutional amendment would assure that gender equality is recognized as a fundamental, irrevocable …

Aug 15, 2024 · At the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in Chicago on Aug. 6, the association’s House of Delegates adopted a resolution declaring the Equal Rights Amendment fully ratified as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Jan 17, 2025 · In a statement issued today, President Biden agreed with the American Bar Association (ABA) that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all legal requirements to become the 28th Amendment to the the United States Constitution, which would guarantee all Americans equal rights and protections under the law, regardless of their sex.

Aug 30, 2023 · During the American Bar Association’s annual meeting held this past August, the Association’s House of Delegates adopted Resolution 601, affirming the Equal Rights Amendment’s (ERA) ratification as the 28th amendment of the United States Constitution. The resolution, which was passed overwhelmingly, calls for the full recognition and ...

Aug 6, 2024 · American Bar Association delegates voted to urge implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment at their annual meeting Tuesday, stating the bar’s position that a disputed deadline set by Congress for states to ratify the amendment is void.

Nov 22, 2019 · Its text declares that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” The initial resolution included a seven-year ratification deadline in its preamble, which by then was customary for amendments.

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ... In 1973, future Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg summarized a supporting argument for the ERA in the American Bar Association Journal: The equal rights amendment, in sum, would dedicate the nation to a new view of the rights and responsibilities of men and women. It firmly rejects sharp legislative ...