In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment, designed to guarantee protection against sexual discrimination for women under the law, passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the individual states for ...

The Equal Rights Amendment vote inside the Capitol has been postponed at least another legislative day. But that move came ...

Eventually, the amendment would be interpreted to apply most provisions in the Bill of Rights to the states as ... for the first time, promising “equal protection of the laws.” ...

“The Equal Rights Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with abortion,” insisted Representative Carolyn Maloney (D., N.Y.) in an April 2019 Judiciary Committee hearing. Maloney has been the ...

Women's History Month is important in bringing attention on progress or lack of progress toward gaining equality in American society.

Ironically, the very same amendment that was written to ensure equal rights for African Americans now provides a mechanism to make them second-class citizens. In many states, tens of thousands of ...

Oram takes a look at the American Constitution and the rights protection granted by the Equal Rights Amendment.