You simply cannot overrule the words of the Constitution through a law or an executive order. You have to amend the Constitution again. That’s what happened with Prohibition.
On Jan. 17, 2025, outgoing President Joe Biden made a last minute an­nouncement of support for the Equal Rights Am­endment.
While the ERA originally debuted in the 1920s, it’s been so firmly etched into the cultural landscape of the 1970s that it competes with bell bottoms.
Last Friday, former President Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land" - so why has it failed to ...
The outgoing president ignored Congress and the courts.
Some legal scholars argue that the amendment was properly ratified, but for Biden to definitively say it’s "the law of the land" ignores precedent and the reality that no federal government entity has ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment the law of the land as the 28th Amendment to ...
The head of the American Constitution Society says President Biden is right: The ratification standard has been met.
In a historic milestone for the nation, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been officially recognized as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution. As witnessed by millions of Americans ...
President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment to have been ratified. His statement ...
If Biden really wanted to make the ERA the “law of the land,” he would have needed to direct the head of the National ...
President Joe Biden declated the ERA as the Biden 28th Amendment, marking a step for gender equality. Learn about its history ...