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The resolution, "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women", reads, in part: [1] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States ...
Several states, including New York, have adopted statewide versions of the Equal Rights Amendment, even though the federal ERA stalled in the 1970s. The state’s equal protection clause initially ...
Proposition 1 will codify abortion rights in the state constitution and expand protections against discrimination based on race, religion and gender. With about 30% of the votes counted in New Yor
Nearly two dozen Asian American parents and legal activists took issue with Proposition 1 — the “Equal Rights Amendment” — that will go up for a vote on Election Day, during a rally at ...
The United States is the only industrialized democracy that does not ensure rights for women in its federal constitution. Although the required 38 states have passed the amendment as of 2020, the U.S. archivist has not ratified the amendment due to a congressionally-set ratification deadline of March 22, 1979, which some state approvals surpassed.
Equal Rights Amendment: Would ensure the equality of rights by the federal or state governments based on gender. Proposed March 22, 1972. Initial ratification period ended March 22, 1979; purported [26] extension period ended June 30, 1982; amendment failed. [a] District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would outlaw discrimination based on sex, is on the brink of being ratified by enough states to be added to the Constitution. Is it still needed today, several ...
A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution barring discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” was restored to the November election ballot Tuesday by a state ...