to just suddenly declare unilaterally that the Equal Rights Amendment—after being dead for decades—is magically part of the Constitution? I think it is misguided and magical thinking.

But almost six months on, this ambitious promise remains unfulfilled. Earlier in September, the ruling coalition parties agreed to hold extensive discussions about amending the constitution. The ...

The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution includes the first ten amendments, which set aside a list of rights which the federal government cannot infringe upon. It consists of a preamble ...

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If readers care about women’s rights, here is a very positive action they can take now: Make the ERA, the Equal Rights Amendment, officially part of the Constitution. We only need President Joe Biden ...

Of the Civil War Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment had the most far-reaching effect on the meaning of the Constitution. It conferred both national and state citizenship upon birth, thereby ...

The Congress, he said, was talking about increasing the quantum of reservation not for the SCs, STs and OBCs, but to give the ...

Voters in Louisiana were asked to consider four amendments to the state constitution Saturday and gave their nod to all of them. The amendment will give the governor and lawmakers influence over how ...

In the Nov. 5, 2024 election, a majority of Missouri voters approved Amendments 2, 3, and 7 to be added to the state constitution. These amendments respectively lay the groundwork to legalize ...

Shah referred to the disruption of the program during the Emergency (1975-77) to underscore the restrictions imposed under ...

In a letter to Chief Justice Alexandro Castro on Dec. 18, Senate Clerk Dolores Bermudes informed the judiciary that the Senate rejected the amendments by a unanimous vote on the same date. Pursuant to ...

as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” they wrote in the letter dated Sunday. “We must continue our efforts to fully affirm and recognize the equality of rights for all people ...