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WASHINGTON – Three Democratic attorneys general today appealed a landmark March 5 ruling by federal Judge Rudolph Contreras, who held that the Equal Rights Amendment expired decades ago, and that the ERA in reality has not been “ratified” by 38 states as has been...
WASHINGTON -- The Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, which advises all components of the Executive Branch on major legal issues, today issued a 38-page opinion holding that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been dead for 40 years, and that...
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest pro-life organization today said an effort by congressional Democrats to revive the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment is an unconstitutional exercise in "political theater," driven in part by pressure from pro-abortion activist groups. The...
But resuscitation campaign likely to encounter cool receptions in the U.S. Senate and the federal courts WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a measure that purports to reanimate the Equal Rights Amendment approved by the 92nd Congress in 1972....
Justice Ginsburg says that Virginia acted “long after the deadline passed,” ERA supporters should “start over,” suggests only fair to allow rescissions WASHINGTON -- On the morning of Thursday, February 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a...
To view or download a PDF version of this article, click here. Advocates seeking to resuscitate the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment are on a 42-year losing streak before federal judges of every stripe. So far, various ERA-revival legal claims have been presented to...
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: In opposition to S.J. Res. 4 (Cardin), purporting to retroactively “remove” the ratification deadline and pre-deadline rescissions for long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Dear...
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: In opposition to S.J. Res. 4 (Cardin), purporting to retroactively “remove” the ratification deadline and pre-deadline rescissions for long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Dear...
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: In opposition to H.J. Res. 25 (Pressley), purporting to retroactively “remove” the ratification deadline and pre-deadline rescissions for long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Dear Member of...
To view or download a PDF version of this advisory, click here. In the weeks just ahead, the apparitional Equal Rights Amendment--now openly acknowledged as an intended pro-abortion legal weapon--faces renewed scrutiny in a federal court of appeals, and...