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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:16

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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:17

Biden is now issuing his opinion that the amendment is ratified, directing the archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, to certify and publish the amendment.

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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:18

“It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people. In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex,” Biden said in a statement Friday.

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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:18

“He is using his power of the presidency to make it clear that he believes – and he agrees with leading constitutional scholars and the American Bar Association – not that it should be, but it is the 28th Amendment of the Constitution,” the official added.

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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:19

CNN reached out to the National Archives for guidance on what the archivist plans to do, and was directed to Shogan and Bosanko’s prior statement, calling it a “long standing position for the Archivist and the National Archives.”

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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:19

Shogan, who would be responsible for the amendment’s publication, said in a December statement alongside Deputy Archivist William Bosanko that the amendment “cannot be certified as part of the Constitution due to established legal, judicial, and procedural decisions,” pointing to a pair of conclusions in 2020 and 2022 from the Office of Legal Counsel at the US Department of Justice that affirmed that ratification deadlines were enforceable.

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Written by Marv Clowder on 2025-01-17 at 15:20

Pressed by CNN on that December statement from the archivist, the senior official said that the archivist’s role is “prescribed by statute,” is “purely ministerial,” and “she is required to publish an amendment once it has been effectively ratified.”

Ultimately, the official conceded, “It will be up to the courts to interpret this and their view of the Equal Rights Amendment.”

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