Advocates push for Maine to adopt Equal Rights Amendment
PORTLAND (WGME) – There's a push to amend Maine's constitution to protect people from discrimination based on their gender.
State Dem lawmakers trying to revive Equal Rights Amendment
Democrats in both chambers have filed resolutions that celebrate and affirm former President Joe Biden’s pronouncement made on his way out the door that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the
The fight for the Equal Rights Amendment
Eighty-five percent of country constitutions worldwide guarantee equality for women. The United States Constitution isn’t one of them. Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment granted American women the constitutional right to vote.
Maine lawmakers hold public hearing for equal rights bill
Those opposed say it could exacerbate the situation between President Trump and Governor Mills when it comes to women's sports and who should participate
Georgia Dem lawmakers try to revive Equal Rights Amendment in era of ‘increased discrimination’
Democrats in both chambers have filed resolutions that celebrate and affirm former President Joe Biden’s pronouncement made on his way out the door that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land,
Push for equal rights amendment in Maine constitution fuels debate
The push to pass an equal rights amendment to the Maine constitution is adding fuel to an ongoing debate over protections for gender identity under the law.
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DFL revives Equal Rights Amendment which would guarantee some of the country's strongest abortion, LGBTQ protections
A proposed state constitutional amendment looks to take center stage at the Minnesota State Capitol. If approved the ...
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CT Lawmakers Debate Constitutional Amendment On Equal Protections For Pregnancy, Gender Identity
Lawmakers on the Government Administration and Elections Committee on Friday discussed a state Constitutional amendment to ...
Maine Republicans argue women’s rights are threatened by transgender policy
Gov. Janet Mills stands her ground against President Donald Trump's demand that the state drop the policy, saying the ...
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Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
The Equal Rights Amendment ... But it wasn't until 2020, when Virginia lawmakers passed the amendment, that 38 states had ratified it. The archivist said Congress or the courts must change ...
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Lawmakers propose constitutional amendments for gun rights, property tax ban, right to refuse medical treatment
The process by which state lawmakers make changes to—or amend ... The amendment has the same sentiment of the ill-fated Equal Rights Amendment, which proposed the same protections for the ...
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Equal Rights Amendment
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 ...