Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee will welcome Dr. Carrie Baker to a virtual Friendraiser on May 19 at 5 p.m. Dr. Baker, a professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Smith College, is a frequent contributor to Ms. magazine, including this update on the status of the Equal Rights Amendment, which originally appeared on MsMagazine.com . To participate in the virtual Friendraiser and Dr. Baker's talk — "We Want In: The Ongoing Battle for the Equal Rights Amendment" — please visit the SBWPC.org website.
On Monday, May 3, attorneys general from Virginia, Illinois and Nevada filed an appeal with a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking a declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment [ERA] is now part of the U.S. Constitution. The Trump administration blocked recognition of the amendment last year after Virginia became the 38th and final state required to ratify the ERA.
Attorneys General Aaron Ford of Nevada, Kwame Raoul of Illinois, and Mark Herring of Virginia — from the 36th, 37th and 38th states respectively to ratify the ERA — are seeking review of a recent lower court decision in March that dismissed their case to enforce ratification of the ERA, Virginia, et al v Ferriero .