President Joe Biden announced on Friday that, as far as he’s concerned, the Equal Rights Amendment is the “law of the land,” a somewhat symbolic move that is poised to allow more women across the country to sue their states for gender discrimination—including challenges to abortion bans. The ERA, originally drafted over a century ago […]
ERA advocates are attempting to revive the 1972 ERA by having President Biden order the archivist to certify it as part of the Constitution, but the Supreme Court and lower courts have ruled that the 1972 ERA is no longer pending before the states.
The publication of the ERA would probably spark legal challenges, but Democrats say it is important to press for it before the second Trump administration.
YICHANG, CHINA – DECEMBER 05: The photo illustration shows the Bitcoin cryptocurrency on December … [+] 5, 2024 in Yichang, Hubei Province of China. (Photo by Liu Junfeng/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images Cryptocurrency has been positioned on the digital frontier for some time now, promising financial freedom and, for some, a siren’s […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from the Monash Business School has found that fathers and partners still struggle to take up paid parental leave, despite legal changes that were designed to clear the way. Australia offers unpaid parental leave for 12 months, under the National Employment Standards of the Fair Work Act, which […]
NBC News aired a short video message from former President Trump on Sunday evening in an effort to provide the leading presidential candidates with equal air time after Vice President Harris made an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). The network was broadcasting a NASCAR playoff race but toward the end of its broadcast,…
A Federal Communications Commission commissioner claimed on Saturday that Kamala Harris‘ appearance on Saturday Night Live violated the “equal time” rule. “This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule,” commissioner Brendan Carr wrote on X, formerly Twitterin response to news of her planned appearance. The FCC’s equal time rule […]
