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Attorney General Raoul Presents Oral Argument in Lawsuit to Ensure Equal Rights Amendment is Recognized as 28th Amendment.

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State attorneys have asked a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has been legally ratified as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their...

Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has been legally ratified as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Equal Rights Amendment ran into a skeptical federal appeals court Wednesday, with judges signaling they are wary of ordering the National Archives to certify the amendment as a valid part of the Constitution.

The Equal Rights Amendment ran into a skeptical federal appeals court Wednesday, with judges signaling they are wary of ordering the National Archives to certify the amendment as a valid part of the Constitution.