Biden announced that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution.

Supporters say it is needed to protect against discrimination. Opponents argue the timetable to have it become part of the Constitution has passed.

PHILADELPHIA — Progressive activists in Congress have put mounting pressure on President Joe Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment — which would become the first explicit mention of women in the U.

U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land," on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment.

The move has no immediate legal force but will likely spark lawsuits that advocates hope will restore abortion rights.

Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?

President Joe Biden said Friday that he believes the Equal Rights Amendment, which guarantees equal protections regardless of sex, is the “law of the land” but stopped short of ordering the U.S. archivist to publish the constitutional amendment.

President Joe Biden renewed his call for the Equal Right Amendment to be ratified, but is stopping short of taking any action on the matter in his final days in office.

Joe Biden leaves office with his most bonkers idea yet. Thank God he's gone. Of all Joe Biden's recent statements, the most idiotic has to be last week's declaration that 1972's Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution has passed and is now the "law of the land."

All Biden has done with this announcement is throw constitutional experts and ERA supporters into a state of confusion, writes opinion columnist Robin Epley.

Trump has broad authority to issue such orders, but many of his more sweeping actions are likely to face legal challenges before they can take effect.