Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Confirms: 1972 ERA is Dead and Congress Can’t Revive It

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WASHINGTON — The Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, which advises all components of the Executive Branch on major legal issues, today issued a 38-page opinion holding that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been dead for 40 years, and that no subsequent action by state legislatures or Congress can resurrect […]