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 ...

An ERA YES sign in the State Capitol Rotunda during a rally for the Equal Rights Amendment on Jan. 31, 2022, St. Paul. (Glen ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law ...

As one of his last acts before leaving office, President Joe Biden said on Friday he believes that the Equal Rights Amendment has been officially ratified and therefore is now part of the U.S ...

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 ...

Progressive activists in Congress have put mounting pressure on President Joe Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment — which would ...

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 to the U.S. Constitution, and it guaranteed that ...

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be ...