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Justice Department says Equal Rights Amendment is dead despite Democratic push

By Sean Higgins
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Justice Department says Equal Rights Amendment is dead despite Democratic push

A Justice Department legal opinion released this week said the Equal Rights Amendment was a dead letter despite supporters’ recent efforts to put ratification back on track.

The DOJ said the deadline to ratify the constitutional amendment passed in 1982 and supporters would instead have to start the process all over again.

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