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Equal Rights Amendment

Equal Rights Amendment

The Twelfth Amendment and the ERA

New historical evidence on the ERA's invalidity.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.23.2025 1:51 PM

Joe Biden | Chris Kleponis - Pool via CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom; Midjourney

Joe Biden

Do You Feel Equal Yet?

Plus: Fauci preemptively pardoned, hostages released, Inauguration Day, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 1.20.2025 9:39 AM

Joe Biden | Bonnie Cash - Pool via CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom

Biden Administration

Biden Attempts To Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment by Blog Post

Biden announced today that the Equal Rights Amendment is the "law of the land," but the Justice Department and the national archivist disagree.

C.J. Ciaramella | 1.17.2025 2:36 PM

ERA | Zelle/Getty

Equal Rights Amendment

Biden's Dubious Declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment has Been Duly Ratified

I support the ERA. But Biden's claim that it has been properly ratified goes against court decisions, and is almost certainly wrong.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.17.2025 1:17 PM

Equal Rights Amendment

President Biden, the ERA, and Constitutional Vandalism

A deeply mistaken decision on the way out of office.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.17.2025 12:15 PM

Demonstrator holding 'ERA Now' sign | Sue Dorfman/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Feminism

The Return of the Women's Libbers

Plus: Israel in the Golan Heights, trouble in China's government, Whoopi Goldberg tries to explain health insurance, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 12.16.2024 9:30 AM

Equal Rights Amendment

New Light on the ERA?

A long history of amending resolutions with legal effect.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.13.2023 8:38 AM

Equal Rights Amendment

D.C. Circuit Refuses to Order Archivist to Certify Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.28.2023 6:47 PM

rollcallpix111988 | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Attack of the Zombie ERA

Plus: A new documentary tells Reality Winner's story, occupational licensing reform is antitrust reform, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.16.2021 9:32 AM

minisMrsamerica | Sabrina Lantos/FX/Everett Collection

Conservatism

Mrs. America

The show smartly grasps that there will always be competing visions for the future of feminism.

Liz Wolfe | 7.10.2020 6:00 AM

loder-phyllis | Hulu

Kurt Loder Movie Reviews

Review: Mrs. America

The woman who tried to squash feminism.

Kurt Loder | 5.8.2020 7:00 AM

rollcallpix111992 | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Justice Department Tells States the Equal Rights Amendment Is Dead

Plus: Rand Paul says White House's war-powers arguments are "absurd," the Cato Institute wants Congress to investigate the FBI, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.9.2020 9:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Everett Collection/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Kamala Harris Wants to Revive the ERA: Reason Roundup

Plus: Democrats move to make ad targeting illegal, and more on Elizabeth Warren's child care proposal

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.1.2019 9:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Jeff Malet Photography/Newscom

Women's Rights

How the Equal Rights Amendment Succeeded

Even though it never passed, the courts have ruled women and men should be treated the same.

Steve Chapman | 9.15.2016 12:01 AM

Civil Liberties

The Return of the Equal Rights Amendment

A redundant civil rights fight ramps up.

Steve Chapman | 4.9.2007 6:14 AM

Feminism

'Remember the Ladies'

Constitution Series 1787-1987: The Constitution and the evolution of women's rights

Joan Taylor | 5.1.1987 12:00 PM

Feminism

Libertarians and the ERA

Lynn Kinsky | 8.1.1974 12:00 PM

Feminism

Freedom's a Long Time Coming

Lynn Kinsky | 12.1.1971 12:00 PM

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