Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. Here’s why some Pa. advocates are still disappointed.
President Joe Biden's executive opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment comes in the final days of his presidency. Some local advocates wish he and Democrats had acted sooner.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. Congress set a deadline of 1979 for three-quarters of state legislatures to ratify the amendment, then extended it to 1982.
President Biden says ERA should be considered ratified part of Constitution
The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said in December that it cannot codify the 1970s Equal Rights Amendment because the deadline for ratification passed without enough votes.
Biden affirms Equal Rights Amendment is part of Constitution
President Biden asserted the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, is part of the Constitution, arguing Friday it had met the criteria to be added as
Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when suffragist Alice Paul first proposed it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the
President Joe Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law; impact is unclear
Supporters say it is needed to protect against discrimination. Opponents argue the timetable to have it become part of the Constitution has passed.
What Biden didn’t do on the Equal Rights Amendment is more important than what he did
Legal scholars say President Joe Biden might be right about the Equal Rights Amendment — but his declaration on Friday has no legal significance. In a surprise move on his way out of office, Biden proclaimed that the amendment has met the requirements for ratification and is now part of the Constitution.
Biden Says the Equal Rights Amendment Is 'The Law of the Land.' What Is It, and What Happens Next?
President Joe Biden’s declaration the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts
Biden say Equal Rights Amendment is 'law of the land.' Did Florida ratify the ERA?
Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?
Biden reaffirms belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law
In his final week as president, Biden is using his bully pulpit to try to push forward the amendment that would enshrine sex equality in the U.S. Constitution.
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