Equal Rights Amendment Backers Urge D.C. Circuit to Revive Case

State officials seeking to have the Equal Rights Amendment published as part of the Constitution will get a hearing in D.C. federal appeals court, where their first hurdle will be proving they have standing to bring their case.

The Democratic attorneys general of Illinois and Nevada—like many Democratic AGs and other ERA supporters—contend the amendment has been fully ratified, with the necessary three-fourths of states voting to make it the 28th Amendment. Standing in their way is a 1979 ratification deadline from Congress, which the AGs say is invalid as Congress lacks authority to impose deadlines on the amendment ...