Biden announced today that the Equal Rights Amendment is the "law of the land," but the Justice Department and the national archivist disagree.
President Joe Biden, just days before he will exit the White House, announced on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine in the U.S. Constitution equal rights for women, is now the 28th Amendment and “the law of the land.
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the way to bolstering reproductive rights.
Biden isn’t even safe from insults from Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance responded to Biden’s declaration in a post on X, joking that Biden should put the late disgraced MLB icon Pete Rose in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?
The ERA’s deadline expired decades ago, but the president argues that recent approvals by three states put the amendment over the top.
Biden’s statement has no legal force and a White House official said courts would have to decide whether the amendment is a valid part of America’s constitution
President Joe Biden said Friday that he believes the Equal Rights Amendment, which guarantees equal protections regardless of sex, is the “law of the land” but stopped short of ordering the U.S. archivist to publish the constitutional amendment.
The president’s announcement on Friday was one of many sweeping executive moves he’s making in his final days in office.
President Joe Biden released a statement Friday declaring that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “has become part of our Constitution.”
President Joe Biden says he believes Equal Rights Amendment should be added to the Constitution; archivist of the U.S. says it cannot.