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Equal Rights Amendment, Maine

Advocates push for Maine to adopt Equal Rights Amendment

There's a push to amend Maine's constitution to protect people from discrimination based on their gender. Advocates say in the face of successful and attempted rollbacks of civil rights, the need for equal protection has never been clearer,

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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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Issues: Equal Rights Amendment

A: Yes. On one of his last days in office, Biden published a statement supporting the ERA, but it has no legal effect.

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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

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Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions

The amendment, which was passed by Congress in 1972, enshrines equal rights for women. An amendment to the Constitution requires three-quarters of states, or 38, to ratify it.

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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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Joe Biden declares that Equal Rights Amendment is ‘law of the land’ in new announcement

Three days before the end of his political career, President Joe Biden declared Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land,” a symbolic move hailed by advocates as a milestone in ...

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A Black transgender woman’s testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then conservatives began attacking her identity

At the time, states were weighing whether to ratify the 14th Amendment, and the combined horrors of the back-to-back race massacres underscored the need for constitutional protections to ensure ...

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Despite Biden’s declaration, Equal Rights Amendment remains stuck

President Joe Biden announced that the Equal Rights Amendment was finally “the law of the land.” If only. While the United States has regrettably dragged its feet in ratifying the ERA as the ...

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Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified

People raise their fists during a rally in front of the National Archives to highlight President Joe Biden’s decision to declare the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the ...

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Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause and Disenfranchising Felons

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 ...

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Nevada Lt. Governor faces ethics complaint over women in sports task force resource use

The Nevadans for Equal Rights Committee filed an ethics complaint against Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony Thursday, ...

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