What Biden’s Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Could Actually Do

Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?

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Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification

President Biden’s remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.

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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.

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National Archivist Rejects Bid to Certify the Equal Rights Amendment

With President Biden under pressure to add the an amendment explicitly guaranteeing sex equality to the Constitution, Colleen Shogan said she could not legally certify it.

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Gillibrand Presses Biden to Amend the Constitution to Enshrine Sex Equality

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is leading the charge for Democrats to persuade President Biden to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which would invite a Supreme Court battle.

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