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Appeals court debates whether Equal Rights Amendment is really dead

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The push for an amendment barring discrimination on the basis of sex was first proposed in Congress in 1923. It wasn't until 1972 that an amendment finally cleared both chambers of Congress by two-thirds majorities and was sent to the states for ratification. Thirty-eight states are needed for ratification of an amendment, but when the deadline lapsed in 1979, only 35 states had ratified the amendment, and six of those had taken subsequent votes to rescind their endorsement of the amendment.

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The Washington Post

Appeals court debates whether Equal Rights Amendment is really dead

At a hearing Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Illinois and Nevada sparred with the Justice Department over the amendment.

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The Chicago Crusader

Illinois takes Equal Rights Amendment to appeals court

AG Raoul joins Nevada in seeking order for federal recognition Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday, September 28, in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has been legally ratified as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “I have a daughter who … Illinois takes Equal Rights Amendment to appeals court Read More »

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The Breeze-Courier

Illinois takes Equal Rights Amendment to appeals court

Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has been legally ratified as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “I have a daughter who intends to practice law, and the Constitution she will pledge to protect should fully protect her as well,” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement released after the oral…

2 years ago·Taylorville, United States

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Illinois takes Equal Rights Amendment to appeals court

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