Biden’s False claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is in the Constitution ignores the legal debate
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 recognized the amendment as part of the Constitution. We rate Biden’s claim False.
Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment is the ‘law of the land,’ contradicting archivist
“The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment,” Biden wrote. “I agree with the ABA and with leading legal constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.
The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when leading suffragist Alice Paul first ...
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections ...
The move has no immediate legal force but will likely spark lawsuits that advocates hope will restore abortion rights.
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