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Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle
Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (making men & women equal) in 1972. But it also had to be ratified by ¾ of the states (38 states). Before all 38 states had ratified the amendment, 5 states who had ratified it rescinded their ratification. If you ignore these 5 states who rescinded, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify in 2020, but legal experts said this was past the deadline.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/joe-biden-equal-right-amendment/index.html
Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (making men & women equal) in 1972. But it also had to be ratified by ¾ of the states (38 states). Before all 38 states had ratified the amendment, 5 states who had ratified it rescinded their ratification. If you ignore these 5 states who rescinded, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify in 2020, but legal experts said this was past the deadline.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/joe-biden-equal-right-amendment/index.html