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"Equal Rights Amendment"

Some people now argue that the federal ERA proposed in 1972 can be resurrected by state legislatures (the so-called "three-state strategy").   However, in 1982 the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the federal ERA sent to the state legislatures by Congress in 1972 was legally dead.  Click here to see the Supreme Court's order, as well as a memo from the Acting Solicitor General of the United States on which the order was based.  (PDF file -- require free Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

NRLC memo to the Arkansas General Assembly, urging opposition to ERA "resurrection resolution" SJR 19 -- April 2, 2013
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NRLC memo to Illinois General Assembly, urging defeat of ERA "resurrection resolution" HJR CA0007 -- March 4, 2013
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NRLC memo to Missouri Senate, urging defeat of ERA "resurrection resolution" SCR 6 -- January 31, 2013
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NRLC memo to Virginia House of Delegates, urging defeat of ERA "resurrection resolution" SJ 130 -- February 16, 2012
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NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives urging opposition to new 'Equal Rights Amendment' and to "three-state strategy" -- June 22, 2011
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NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives urging opposition to pro-abortion 'Equal Rights Amendment' -- January 13, 2011
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NRLC letter to U.S. Senate urging opposition to pro-abortion 'Equal Rights Amendment' -- January 13, 2011
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NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives urging opposition to pro-abortion 'Equal Rights Amendment' -- July 7, 2009
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Text of the proposed federal "Equal Rights Amendment" (H.J. Res. 61) as introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) on July 21, 2009 (PDF file)

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) announced the reintroduction of the proposed federal ERA in the U.S. House of Representatives at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 21, 2009. Click here to view or download a flyer that a group of ERA supporters associated with the competing "three-state" strategy handed out at that press conference ("This is not the time to start over . . .") (PDF file)

NRLC memo to members of the Nevada legislature in opposition to Assembly Joint Resolution 3, a resolution purporting to ratify the 1972 federal ERA -- March 21, 2009 (PDF file)

NRLC memo to members of the Illinois legislature in opposition to House Joint Resolution CA0002, purporting to ratify the 1972 federal ERA -- February 21, 2008 (PDF file)

New Federal ERA Introduced in Congress -- March 30, 2007

NRLC letter to U.S. Senate against S. J. Res. 10, a new federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (also known as "Women's Equality Amendment") -- March 29, 2007
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NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives against H. J. Res. 40, a new federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (also known as "Women's Equality Amendment") -- March 28, 2007
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Text of H. J. Res. 40, proposed new federal "Women's Equality Amendment" (Equal Rights Amendment) -- March 27, 2007 (PDF file)

NRLC memo to members of the Illinois legislature in opposition to House Joint Resolution HC 0002, purporting to ratify the 1972 federal ERA -- March 20, 2007
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NRL News:  'three-state strategy' to revive pro-abortion 1972 federal ERA turned back in Arkansas -- March, 2007
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NRLC release:  Effort to revive federal ERA suffers stunning setback in Arkansas  -- February 7, 2007
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NRLC advisory to Arkansas news media:  National attention focuses on impending fight in Arkansas legislature on resolution to "ratify" 1972 federal ERA -- February 7, 2007
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Memo for Arkansas Legislature:  HJR 1002 would unconstitutionally "ratify" 1972 federal ERA, which contains language already used as a pro-abortion legal weapon -- January 31, 2007
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NRLC letter to Congress opposing proposed federal "Equal Rights Amendment" unless amended  -- February 15, 2003
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NRLC letter to Congress opposing proposed federal "Equal Rights Amendment" unless amended (PDF version. Requires Adobe Acrobat) -- February 15, 2003

Op-Ed by NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson, published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- April 4, 2000
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Memo from NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson to Missouri Legislators -- April 4, 2000

New Mexico Supreme Court Says State ERA Requires State to Pay for Elective Abortions:  Ruling Confirms NRLC Warnings of 1980's -- November, 1998
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Text of New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling the ERA Requires Taxpayer-Funded Abortions -- November 25, 1998
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"Night of the Living Dead Amendment."  George F. Will dissects the "three-state" theory promoted by some ERA supporters.  -- February 13, 1994

"Aborting the ERA," by NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson.  From American Politics magazine -- May, 1987.  (PDF file.)

Catholic Bishops oppose federal ERA unless it is amended --1984

National Right to Life News: U. S. House of Representatives rejects attempt to revive unamended federal ERA -- November, 1983

Decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho in Idaho v. Freeman, in which the court found that the congressional attempt to extend the ERA ratification deadline from 1979 to 1982 was unconstitutional, and found that rescissions (withdrawals) of ratification prior to the original deadline were valid -- December 23, 1981   (PDF file)