President Joe Biden said Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, should be considered ratified and part of the U.S. Constitution.

Some legal scholars argue that the amendment was properly ratified, but for Biden to definitively say it’s "the law of the land" ignores precedent and the reality that no federal government entity has ...

The Equal Rights Amendment, passed by Congress in 1972 ... take effect when three-quarters of the states ratify them. Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the amendment in 2020, but that ...

Just before leaving office President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment the law of the land. If only.

Years later, Nevada, Illinois and Virginia voted to ratify the E.R.A—in 2017, 2018 and 2020 respectively. UPI's newsmap shows the status of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1979: five years after ...

Minnesota could be the next state to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. A group of supporters filled the Capitol building ...

With no requirement for the governor’s approval, the resolutions must pass both chambers again next year before landing on ...

After last November’s elections, a headline in the Star Tribune read, “After nearly a century, ERA might finally pass.” The Equal Rights Amendment simply states, “Equality of rights under ...

Among the restructuring and chaos occurring in Washington after the commencement of the Trump Administration, the National ...

“The American Bar Association has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all ... the ERA is valid and enforceable,” meaning Virginia’s efforts made no difference.

As promised, my new paper on the Equal Rights Amendment, "The Twelfth Amendment and the ERA," is now available on SSRN. The paper lays out new historical evidence on prior Article V amendments ...