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A Gender Unequal United States? Delayed Ratification and Gaps in the Amendment Procedure
In the United States, senate resolution to extend ratification deadline on equal rights amendments fails
3 May 2023
US Equal Rights Amendment blocked again, a century after introduction
The U.S. Senate on Thursday fell short of the votes needed to enshrine equal rights for …
In the United States, senate majority leader says senate will vote on removing deadline to ratify equal rights amendment
26 April 2023
The Senate will vote this week on a measure that would seek to remove a barrier to enshrining the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution, more than a h…
Op-Ed: In the United States, voters amend state constitutions to enshrine new rights
17 November 2022
State constitutions are far easier to amend than the federal constitution — and on Election Day, voters in several states passed amendments that added new right…
Op-Ed: In the United States, focus turns to state constitutions to advance individual rights
8 July 2022
With the federal constitutional protection of a woman’s right to choose now gone following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health,…
In the United States, supreme court overrules cases that established constitutional right to abortion
24 June 2022
The supreme court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States, upending the landmark Roe v Wade case from nearly 50 years ago in…
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