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USA Today3mon
Enough states ratified ERA. Does that mean it's the law of the land? - USA TODAY
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 ...
Hosted on MSN10mon
‘We Refuse to Be Second-Class Citizens': Why America Needs to Ratify the ERA Now - MSN
The ERA included a ratification deadline of June 30, 1982. However - and this is pivotal - the 1982 deadline was established in the preamble of the amendment, ...
Rolling Stone10mon
Why America Needs to Ratify the ERA Now - Rolling Stone
More specifically, we’ve been introduced to Gillibrand’s ERA Now Resolution, a novel strategy to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Before working for Gillibrand, we might have assumed that ...
Tallahassee Democrat5mon
Biden declares ERA 'law of the land.' Did Florida ratify amendment? - Tallahassee Democrat
In 1978, Congress voted to extend the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, but the ERA still failed to reach the threshold of states until 2020, when Virginia finally ratified it.
The Heritage Foundation2y
40 Years Later, the Left Goes to Court in Dubious Bid to Resurrect, Ratify Bygone ERA
Nor do ERA advocates argue that Congress’ ratification deadline for the ERA was questioned or disputed by anyone when it was proposed. Resolutions to propose the ERA had included ratification ...
NPR5mon
Biden says the ERA is 'the law of the land' but the next steps are unclear - NPR
Demonstrators urge ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment during a Sept. 28, 2022, rally in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP ...
ABC News2y
Lawmakers renew push to ratify Equal Rights Amendment 100 years later
Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks during a news conference to announce a joint resolution to affirm the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on Capitol Hill, Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington, DC.
New York Magazine6mon
ERA Ratification Is Now Up to Trump’s Supreme Court
ERA ratification is now up to Trump’s Supreme Court. Congressional Democrats had asked Joe Biden to recognize the landmark women’s-rights measure as already ratified. But courts will have the ...
Politico5mon
Biden declares the ERA the law of the land — but it likely will not matter - POLITICO
President Joe Biden on Friday declared that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land, attempting to ratify a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in a last-ditch effort to protect ...
Orlando Sentinel5mon
Commentary: Biden must ratify the ERA, Orange legislators write - Orlando Sentinel
Sen. Kristen Arrington and Rep. Johanna Lopez join the other female Democratic legislators from Orange County in calling for Joe Biden to ratify the ERA and send a message of equality to the world.
The Salt Lake Tribune2y
Opinion | It’s been 100 years. It’s time to ratify the ERA. - The Salt Lake Tribune
Though several states contest their prior ratification of the ERA, there is no precedent to rescind ratifications. Several states attempted to revoke ratification of the 14th Amendment and failed.
Washington Examiner2y
Forty years later, the Left goes to court in dubious bid to resurrect and ratify the bygone ERA
Under Article V of the Constitution, two-thirds of Congress can propose constitutional amendments and, after 50 years of trying, sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states in March 1972 with a ...