Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. Here's why some Pa. advocates are still disappointed
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Biden Proclaims That The Equal Rights Amendment Is The Law Of The Land—But What Does That Mean?
Biden says 28th Amendment, the ERA, should be considered law
That’s Not How Constitutional Amendments Work
This morning, Biden declared on X that “the Equal Rights Amendment is now the law of the land.” Well, there you have it: The Constitution has a 28th amendment, and women’s rights have been enshrined across the country. Or not. Biden can’t change the Constitution, because the Constitution doesn’t allow him to.
Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification
The remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.
Joe Biden declares that Equal Rights Amendment is ‘law of the land’ in new announcement
“Equality is a fundamental promise of our democracy. That is why the Equal Rights Amendment belongs in our Constitution,” Harris said in a statement. “It makes our nation stronger, and it is the law of the land because the American people have spoken in states across our nation.”
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Biden claims Equal Rights Amendment formally added to US Constitution
US President Joe Biden opined Friday without legal effect that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which ensures equal rights on the basis of sex, has been added to the Constitution as the 28th
Here Are Key Dates in the Equal Rights Amendment’s 100-Year History
President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.
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’s Last-Minute Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Does Nothing
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was correct when she said, before she passed, that the ERA deadline is expired, and this has to “start over.”
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 right to vote.
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Biden Says the Equal Rights Amendment Is Law. So What Now?
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. Constitution.
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Biden will meet with Pope Francis in the final days of his presidency
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Everyone Biden Has Granted Presidential Pardons and Commutations
On December 12, Biden pardoned another 39 people who, according to the White House, “were convicted of non-violent crimes, including drug offenses, and have turned their lives around”: These ...