‘Legally Meaningless’: Experts Respond to Biden’s Equal Rights Amendment Declaration
Robert George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, argued that the statement was a 'stunt' that carried no legal force.
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Biden Says ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ Is ‘Law of the Land’
It is unclear what, if any, legal weight the declaration carries.
New York Bishops: State ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ is ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’
New York is one of about a dozen states considering pro-abortion measures in the 2024 election.
Minnesota Bishops Urge Opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, speaking in a May 6 video message on behalf of the state’s bishops, warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of our state.”
Catholic Bishops Praise Senate’s Blocking of ERA, Cite Abortion, Religious Freedom Concerns
The USCCB and other opponents voiced concerns that the language could be used to claim a constitutional right to an abortion or could be used to infringe on religious liberty.
US Bishops Urge Senators to Oppose Revival of the Equal Rights Amendment
The bishops, citing possible threats to religious freedom as well as a likelihood that the amendment would be used to strike down pro-life laws and promote public funding for abortion, ask lawmakers to ‘prioritize meaningful solutions for women in need and for their children.’
House Advances Ratification Efforts for the Equal Rights Amendment
The U.S. bishops’ conference (USCCB) has opposed the measure, arguing it could be interpreted to allow taxpayer-funded of abortion and overturn abortion restrictions.
Missing From ‘Mrs. America’
The failure to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and the weaknesses of the miniseries are the same. Both efforts ignore the broader views of Americans who may be silenced or ignored, but they are not powerless to act.
The ERA Died Decades Ago (So Why Are the Losers Still Fighting?)
COMMENTARY: For nearly 50 years, the Equal Rights Amendment has been scrutinized and firmly rejected for one simple reason: It’s not about equal rights for women — and pretending otherwise will never make it so.
Virginia’s ERA Push Could End in Disaster for All of Us
Keep an eye on what happens in Richmond during this session of the General Assembly.
