"28th Amendment"

#9820980

28 March 2023

People sit in the street during a civil disobedience action for formal inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. They are blocking two major arteries for commuters as the afternoon rush begins. The event takes place in conjunction with the launch of the Congressional Caucus for the ERA. The amendment gives women the same rights as men under U.S. law, with implications for almost every aspect of life, including equal pay and bodily autonomy. All requirements for the amendment's inclusion in the Constitution have been met.

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#9820978

28 March 2023

A DC resident stops to dance with demonstrators during a civil disobedience action for formal inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. Protesters blocked the intersection of Constitution Ave and 9th St NW, both major arteries for commuters. The event takes place in conjunction with the launch of the Congressional Caucus for the ERA. The amendment gives women the same rights as men under U.S. law, with implications for almost every aspect of life, including equal pay and bodily autonomy. All requirements for the amendment's inclusion in the Constitution have been met.

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#9820884

28 March 2023

People sit in the street during a civil disobedience action for formal inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. They are blocking two major arteries for commuters as the afternoon rush begins. The event takes place in conjunction with the launch of the Congressional Caucus for the ERA. The amendment gives women the same rights as men under U.S. law, with implications for almost every aspect of life, including equal pay and bodily autonomy. All requirements for the amendment's inclusion in the Constitution have been met.

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#9820040

28 March 2023

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks at a press conference announcing the creation of the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The amendment gives women the same rights as men under U.S. law, with implications for almost every aspect of life, including equal pay and bodily autonomy. All requirements for the amendment's inclusion in the Constitution have been fulfilled.

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#9820026

28 March 2023

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks at a press conference announcing the creation of the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which she co-chairs with Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO). The amendment gives women the same rights as men under U.S. law, with implications for almost every aspect of life, including equal pay and bodily autonomy. All requirements for the amendment's inclusion in the Constitution have been fulfilled.

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#9820004

28 March 2023

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks at a press conference announcing the creation of the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which she co-chairs with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) (center right). The amendment gives women the same rights as men under U.S. law, with implications for almost every aspect of life, including equal pay and bodily autonomy. All requirements for the amendment's inclusion in the Constitution have been fulfilled.

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#8927554

30 September 2022

Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922216

28 September 2022

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922214

28 September 2022

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922212

28 September 2022

Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922210

28 September 2022

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922206

28 September 2022

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922204

28 September 2022

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#8922202

28 September 2022

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) shakes hands with Juli Briskman, a long-time ERA advocate in Virgina, following a press conference on a lawsuit to force the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Oral arguments in the case, Illinois v. Ferriero, were heard September 28, 2022, at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. Amendments do not formally become part of the Constitution until they are published, and the ERA has met all requirements for publication.

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#6998766

27 August 2021

Jennifer Carroll Foy, former Virginia House of Delegates member and one of the first women to graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, speaks at a rally to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) at the Supreme Court. The amendment would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, which would require equal pay for women, among many other changes. The required 38 states have ratified the amendment, but, unlike other constitutional amendments, a time limit was placed on the ERA, which has now expired. ERA proponents are pressuring Congress to extend the time limit.

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#6998768

27 August 2021

Dr. Deborah Turner walks away from the podium to cheers from the crowd, after speaking at a rally to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) at the Supreme Court. The amendment would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, which would require equal pay for women, among many other changes. The required 38 states have ratified the amendment, but, unlike other constitutional amendments, a time limit was placed on the ERA, which has now expired. ERA proponents are pressuring Congress to extend the time limit.

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