Recent Hearings, Opinions, Decisions, and Publications Related to the Equal Rights Amendment

 

Hearings, Decisions, Opinions, and Briefs

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinion recognizing abortion restrictions are sex-based discrimination and asserting the Pennsylvania Medicaid ban on coverage for abortion violates the Pennsylvania State Equal Rights Amendment.

Senate Committee on the Judiciary Video of 2/28/23 Hearing:  “The Equal Rights Amendment: How Congress Can Recognize and Enshine Equality in Our Constitution”.

DC Court of Appeals Opinion dismissing the complaint of Nevada and Illinois that the Archivist had a duty to certify and publish the ERA.  Click here for Columbia Law School ERA Project’s thorough FAQ on the District Court’s decision in the case of Illinois v. Ferriero and what the court case means for the federal ERA and state ERAs moving forward.

Amicus Briefs filed in support of the ERA

Statement by President Biden

On January 17, 2025 President Biden issued a statement affirming his belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is the 28th to the Constitution.  Read his statement here.

Resolutions and Statements by Professional Organizations

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:  Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment (10/9/24)

American Bar Association:  Resolution 601 Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment (8/6/24)

Publications / Media

ESPN:  Department of Education revokes guidance on Title IX and athlete pay (2/12/25)

Ms. Magazine: ‘Silence is an Enemy’:  Rep. Frankel Leads the Fight for Global Reproductive Rights (2/12/25)

Newsweek:  Married Women Could Be Stopped From Voting Under SAVE Act (2/11/25)

National Organization for Women:  NOW Launches Nationwide Campaign Advocating for Feminist Issues (2/10/25)

FactCheck.org:  What Does Biden’s ERA Statement Mean? (1/31/25)

Ms. Magazine:  Carolyn Maloney and Ellie Smeal Applaud President Biden’s ERA Statement (1/17/25)

Washington Times:  National Archives rebuffs Biden’s attempt to add Equal Rights Amendment to Constitution (1/17/25)

AP News:  Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is the ‘law of the land’:  What it is, and what happens next? (1/17/25)

Ms. Magazine:  Carolyn Maloney:  Why the ERA Needs Congressional Action and How We Can Win (12/20/24)

Glamour: Lisa Ann Walter:  My Lifelong Fight to Pass the Equal Rights Act (10/10/24)

The Cap Times: Opinion:  It’s time we enacted the Equal Rights Amendment (9/13/24)

The Ithaca Voice:  Cantelmo signs on to support renewed federal Equal Rights Amendment effort (9/4/24)

Women’s eNews:  America’s Glaring Gender Health Gap:  The ERA is the Answer (7/17/24)

Ms. Magazine:  There Is No Democracy Without Gender Justice (5/13/24)

Amsterdam News:  The Equal Rights Amendment, 100 years and counting (5/16/24)

Forbes:  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Signs Petition in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment (video) (5/15/24)

Feminist Majority Foundation:  Georgetown Law hosts ERA conference to strategize for the future (4/15/24)

C-SPAN: Lawmakers Discuss the Equal Rights Amendment (video) (4/12/24)

AP News:  A glance at some of the legislation approved in the Maryland General Assembly (4/9/24)

Maryland Matters:  House goes back to the future in lengthy Saturday debate (4/6/24)

Baltimore Post Examiner:  Advocates keep pushing for the Equal Rights Amendment (4/4/24)

Baltimore Sun:  Maryland Senate, House debate ERA, housing policy during Saturday session (4/6/24)

Ms. Magazine: Thirty Years After the Violence Against Women Act, the ERA Is Needed to Halt Gender-Based Violence (3/22/24)

AP:  Nevada judge blocks state from limiting Medicaid coverage for abortions (3/19/24)

Newsweek:  The States Where It’s Most Dangerous to Be a Woman (3/8/24)

Ms. Magazine:  The Pathway to Recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (2/20/24)

Slate:  A State Supreme Court Just Issued the Most Devastating Rebuke of Dobbs Yet (1/30/24)

The Hill:  Pennsylvania Supreme Court clears way for challenge to ban on Medicaid abortion coverage (1/29/24)

The ERA Coalition:  A case for the ERA:  Ending domestic violence (12/19/23)

The Washington Post:  Equal Rights Amendment was introduced 100 years ago – and still waits (12/12/23)

Women’s eNews:  The ERA:  A Beacon of Hope for Transgender Healthcare (11/29/23)

SILive:  Women earned nearly 20% less than men in 2020, according to U.S. Census data (10/20/23)

Forbes:  Kristen Gillibrand:  Supreme Court Turned Women Into ‘Second Class Citizens’ With Dobbs Decision (video) (7/16/23)

World Economic Forum:  Global Gender Gap Report 2023 (6/20/23)

 

Written Testimony/Statements to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the ERA (February 28, 2023):

What is the Opposition Saying?

The Catholic Spirit:  The proposed ERA:  a Trojan horse to weaken women’s rights (11/17/23)

The Heritage Foundation:  Liberal Scholars’ Flawed Arguments Cannot Revive the Equal Rights Amendment (9/15/23)

CNN.com:  Opinion:  It’s past time for women to give up on the ghost of equality (5/6/23)

National Review:  Schumer Links Equal Rights Amendment to Abortion (4/28/23)

Fox News.com:  Senators James Inhofe and Cindy Hyde Smith – Democrats for ERA: It’s not about empowerment. Here’s what’s really going on (4/5/23)

Anti-ERA Legislation: Introduced on March 15, 2023 by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS).  See press releases here and here.

US Conference of Catholic Bishops:  Letter to Senators Opposing the ERA and ERA Background  (2/27/23)

The American Conservative:  The Equal Rights Amendment Is Still About Punishing Women  (2/25/23)

Daily Caller:  ‘Radical’: Senate Dems Resurrect Constitutional Amendment Experts Warn Would Gift Massive Wins To The Trans Lobby  (2/27/23)

National Review:  Senate Judiciary Committee to Ponder Congress’s Non-Existent Power to Revive Long-Dead ERA  (2/27/23)

Letter from Republican Senators to the former Archivist, David Ferriero, asking the Archivist not to publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment (2/18/22)