President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the way to bolstering reproductive rights.

Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?

The ERA’s deadline expired decades ago, but the president argues that recent approvals by three states put the amendment over the top.

One of the more questionable things departing chief exec Joe Biden did in his waning days was declaring the Equal Rights Amendment officially “ratified” as the Constitution’s 28th Amendment.

President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.

Activists expect President Joe Biden to announce Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, inserting himself into a long-running legal battle over gender equality.

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

President Joe Biden’s declaration the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts.

The Democrats who backed Joe Biden's imaginary 28th Amendment have lost the right to complain about authoritarianism and threats to democracy.

The dedication ceremony for a memorial honoring Kansas women who fought for the right to vote will take place at noon on Kansas Day, Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the first-floor Rotunda of the Kansas Capitol.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says at a news conference an hour after President Joe Biden issued a statement of his belief that the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified that the day marks a historic achievement for women and girls as equality becomes enshrined in the Constitution after Biden's recognition of the ERA as law enables millions to challenge discriminatory laws in court.