Q: Did former President Joe Biden issue a statement saying that he thought the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ...

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

Hawaii, the first state to approve the amendment, did so on the same day the proposal passed Congress. Florida pondered the change quite studiously for almost 48 hours. The Florida House approved the ...

The MIAA is one of three athletic programs now under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education office for civil rights.

The New York Times on Wednesday published an article headlined “Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab,” criticizing ...

International Women's Year Conference, Betty Ford spoke out boldly for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), insisting that women—First Lady or not—shouldn’t be silenced. She reassured critics that the ...

As President Donald Trump seeks to dramatically remake civil rights in America, Connecticut advocates are looking to amend ...

William Nesbit, an African American man who moved to Blair County in the mid-1800s was instrumental in helping others secure ...

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

A discussion of the development of civil rights law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation of the ...