We need an Equal Rights Amendment more than ever
An ERA YES sign in the State Capitol Rotunda during a rally for the Equal Rights Amendment on Jan. 31, 2022, St. Paul. (Glen ...
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Biden Says the Equal Rights Amendment Is Law. So What Now?
The 1923 amendment says: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be ... argument that the Constitution says nothing about a timeline for ratification, and that Biden’s statement did ...
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Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. Here’s why some Pa. advocates are still disappointed.
In 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the amendment. Biden and other advocates argue that the ERA itself did not mandate a timeline ... bolstering equal protection rights in the ...
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What will happen with the Equal Rights Amendment under Trump?
Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.” The 28 th Amendment, which declares that “Equality of rights under the law ...
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Equal Rights Amendment
In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment, designed to guarantee protection against sexual discrimination for women under the law, passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the individual states for ...
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Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause and Disenfranchising Felons
Ironically, the very same amendment that was written to ensure equal rights for African Americans now provides a mechanism to make them second-class citizens. In many states, tens of thousands of ...
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The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S.
It included just 28 words, but a single sentence transformed the civil rights of women in the United States. It was Article I of the 19th Amendment ... will be complete equality until women ...