ABA WOMEN'S COMMISSION HONORS JUDGE WHO REJECTED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT CLAIM A 🧵 Today (Aug. 2, 2026), the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession presents its top award, the Margaret Brent Award, to Judge Michelle Childs, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

The NY Times reports (8-4-26) a dress Rep. Carolyn Maloney wore in 2021 to promote the Equal Rights Amendment was removed from a museum's "Democracy Matters" exhibit because it "could be damaged by too much light." Not unlike her claim that the ERA was ratified, which a dozen judges have rejected.

Cori Bush, representing Missouri's 1st Congressional District, was highly visible during the 118th Congress as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment and prime sponsor of the "ERA Now" resolution, before losing her 2024 primary. On Aug. 4, 2026, she lost a comeback bid.

The NY Times reports (8-4-26) a dress Rep. Carolyn Maloney wore in 2021 to promote the Equal Rights Amendment was removed from a museum's "Democracy Matters" exhibit because it "could be damaged by too much light." Not unlike her claim that the ERA was ratified, which a dozen judges have rejected.

ABA WOMEN'S COMMISSION HONORS JUDGE WHO REJECTED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT CLAIM A 🧵 Today (Aug. 2, 2026), the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession presents its top award, the Margaret Brent Award, to Judge Michelle Childs, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

SENATE ADVANCES ARCHIVIST PICK 1) The Senate today (7-30-26) advanced the nomination of Bradford Wilson as Archivist, approving S. Res. 817, 50-47, allowing the Senate to act on 74 nominations en bloc. The Senate is expected to directly take up and approve the entire list during the week of Aug 3.

At 7-22-26 House Oversight task force hearing, Zack Smith of the Heritage Foundation characterized as "absurd" the ABA claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of the Constitution. ABA President Michelle Behnke also testified, but she did not bring up the ERA in written or verbal testimony.

Re: Reps. Pressley and Gill on ERA (7-14-26). (1) The ERA (which expired unratified, as multiple federal courts have ruled) does not mention "women/woman." (2) Many prominent ERA advocates assert ERA would require the federal and state governments to accept self-defined "gender identity" as valid.

On July 22, 2026, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported the nomination of Bradford Wilson as Archivist. The official tally was 10-2 (but 12-3 with for-the-record proxy votes included). Wilson won support from all 8 Republicans and 4 of 7 Democrats.

ERA_No_Shortcuts@eranoshortcuts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ARCHIVIST-NOMINEE WILSON TO "STICK WITH" NON-CERTIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT At his 6-17-26 Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump's nominee for Archivist, Bradford Wilson, said he will "stick with" the position of his predecessor, Colleen Shogan, that the ERA cannot be certified.

On July 22, 2026, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported the nomination of Bradford Wilson as Archivist. The official tally was 10-2 (but 12-3 with for-the-record proxy votes included). Wilson won support from all 8 Republicans and 4 of 7 Democrats.

ERA_No_Shortcuts@eranoshortcuts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ARCHIVIST-NOMINEE WILSON TO "STICK WITH" NON-CERTIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT At his 6-17-26 Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump's nominee for Archivist, Bradford Wilson, said he will "stick with" the position of his predecessor, Colleen Shogan, that the ERA cannot be certified.

12 federal judges (most appointed by Dems) have rejected the claim that the ERA was ratified, including unanimous panels of D.C. & 9th Circuits. Invoking ‘the people’ to justify ‘forcing recognition’, notwithstanding contrary court rulings, is an implicit rejection of rule-of-law norms, cult-speak.

Factcheck: A dozen federal judges now have rejected the claim that the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified, including unanimous panels of the D.C. and 9th Circuits. Most of the dozen were Democrat-appointed. No federal judge has accepted the claim that the ERA ratification deadline was invalid.

R. Scott Rogers@arrscott.bsky.social · 3w ago

Is the Equal Rights Amendment the 28th Amendment to the Constitution? This is a test of whether you believe that the words of the Constitution matter or not. Republicans say No, because they don’t actually believe that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

Lindsey Graham (1955-2026). Rest in peace. www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/re...

Graham: “House Effort to Ignore the Law When it Comes to the Expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment Will be Rejected by the Senate” | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement regarding House Democrats’ efforts to...

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2) The unanimous D.C. Circuit panel said that if the core argument of Illinois and Nevada was true, "then the specification of the mode of ratification in every amendment in our nation's history would also be inoperative."

ABA HONORS JUDGE WHO REJECTED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT CLAIM The ABA says the ERA has been ratified. On 8-2-26, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession will present its top award to D.C. Circuit Judge Michelle Childs, part of a unanimous panel that rejected that claim in IL v. Ferriero (2023).

ABA HONORS JUDGE WHO REJECTED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT CLAIM The ABA says the ERA has been ratified. On 8-2-26, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession will present its top award to D.C. Circuit Judge Michelle Childs, part of a unanimous panel that rejected that claim in IL v. Ferriero (2023).

ABA DOUBLETHINK ON THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT? On 8-6-24, the ABA House of Delegates proclaimed the ERA was ratified and urged "the legal community as a whole" to effectuate implementation. Now the ABA DEI Center holds a 2-day "Equity Summit"--but 24-page Program Book never even mentions the ERA. 🤔

ABA DOUBLETHINK ON THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT? On 8-6-24, the ABA House of Delegates proclaimed the ERA was ratified and urged "the legal community as a whole" to effectuate implementation. Now the ABA DEI Center holds a 2-day "Equity Summit"--but 24-page Program Book never even mentions the ERA. 🤔

SUPREME COURT DENIES CERT IN CHALLENGE TO MALE-ONLY DRAFT REGISTRATION UNDER CLAIMED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT A 🧵 SCOTUS today (6-22-26) denied a cert petition urging it to strike down the male-only draft registration requirement as a violation of the "28th Amendment," the Equal Rights Amendment...

SUPREME COURT DENIES CERT IN CHALLENGE TO MALE-ONLY DRAFT REGISTRATION UNDER CLAIMED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT A 🧵 SCOTUS today (6-22-26) denied a cert petition urging it to strike down the male-only draft registration requirement as a violation of the "28th Amendment," the Equal Rights Amendment...

ARCHIVIST-NOMINEE WILSON TO "STICK WITH" NON-CERTIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT At his 6-17-26 Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump's nominee for Archivist, Bradford Wilson, said he will "stick with" the position of his predecessor, Colleen Shogan, that the ERA cannot be certified.

ATTORNEY EXPLAINS HOW TO PERSUADE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TO ACCEPT THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (1) To a "women only" interactive forum June 13, 2026, activist attorney Wendy Murphy said at least two noteworthy things. She thinks the lower courts will never recognize the ERA as valid. But, "What we

22) Wendy Murphy also said "We are watching several similar men's rights cases and will aggressively fight them, too!" On June 18 SCOTUS may decide on grant cert in VALAME v. TRUMP, a challenge to the male-only draft. But neither Murphy nor anyone else has filed in that case. "Aggressively fight"? 🤔

21) UPDATE: ERA-activist attorney Wendy Murphy very oddly claimed on X that "we defeated" the NATIONAL COALITION FOR MEN (NCFM) case (25-1157), even though the Supreme Court refused to accept her amicus brief in that case because it was filed 18 days late. The court denied cert on June 8. Also...

20) UPDATE: The Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in NATIONAL COALITION FOR MEN v. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (25-1157), as reflected on the orders list issued June 8, 2026. No vote to grant or dissent was noted. This case did not involve any claim based on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Correction/expansion to details of previous post about the status of the US's Equal Rights Amendment: bsky.app/profile/eran...

ERA_No_Shortcuts@eranoshortcuts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

(1) The Supreme Court rejected the women's org brief, as it was filed 18 days late. (2) The Archivist cited mainly federal court decisions that ERA not ratified. She never said "Congress needed to remove the time limit," and the Biden Justice Dept. told court Congress has no such power.

Under Constitution Article V, the President has NO legal role in the amendment process. Congress did propose an Equal Rights Amendment to the states in 1972, but it expired without the needed 38 state ratifications (as every involved federal court has ruled). ERA SUPPORTERS choose not to start over.

🌈Super Gay Mom💙@hudsonbay2la.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Each president & congress has had the opportunity to sign The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing equal legal rights for citizens regardless of gender, seeking to end legal distinctions between genders in matters of divorce, property, employment, etc. None have.

(1) The Supreme Court rejected the women's org brief, as it was filed 18 days late. (2) The Archivist cited mainly federal court decisions that ERA not ratified. She never said "Congress needed to remove the time limit," and the Biden Justice Dept. told court Congress has no such power.

WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service@wingsradio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

US women's organizations going to court to try to get the fully ratified Equal Rights Amendment published. Biden acknowledged its passage but did not sign it, due to objection of the national archivist who insisted Congress needed to remove the time limit. equalmeansequal.org?portfolio=br...

19) The Murphy amicus brief in NCFM was not accepted by the Supreme Court because it was filed 18 days after the deadline for amicus briefs. Based on our exchange with Murphy on X, it seems she confused NCFM deadline with later VALAME v. TRUMP deadline. Not a court clerk error; can't be corrected.