What Biden’s Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Could Actually Do Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?

Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Legal Fight President Biden’s remarks appeared to be largely a symbolic gesture of support for a decades-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution.

Could One Phone Call Lead to the 28th Amendment? How President Biden could transform women’s rights and rescue his legacy with just a ring.

National Archivist Rejects Bid to Certify the Equal Rights Amendment With President Biden under pressure to add an amendment explicitly guaranteeing sex equality to the Constitution, Colleen Shogan said she could not legally certify it.

The TikTok Ruling Is a Blow for the First Amendment and Free Speech The First Amendment should not be used to cut Americans’ access to TikTok, and the Supreme Court should step in.

Vietnam evisa came for amendment and still showing processing. Changes submitted last Thursday. Flight is this Friday. What to do? Will it come or not come? What are charges for expedited visa? Vietnam evisa why so slow submitted by /u/MeanReality2710

Democrat Moves to Clarify the 22nd Amendment After Trump Refers to Running for Third Term Representative Daniel Goldman of New York plans to introduce a resolution clarifying that the Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents applies even if the terms are not consecutive.

Arizona Voters Approve Abortion Rights Amendment Like those in other states, the Arizona measure essentially establishes abortion protections in the State Constitution as a “fundamental right.”

‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: the bizarre fight between Trump and broadcast TV Image: The Verge / Getty ImagesDon’t worry — Elon Musk is somehow also involved. Continue reading…

Mullenweg Criticized for 1st Amendment Claims via @sejournal, @martinibuster Matt Mullenweg portrayed himself as a victim of WP Engine’s attempt to curtail his free speech. Many on social media disagreed. The post Mullenweg Criticized for 1st Amendment Claims appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Arkansas Rejects Abortion Rights Amendment Petition on Technicality The Arkansas secretary of state said that the group collecting signatures to put an abortion-rights amendment on the ballot had failed to submit some of the necessary paperwork.

The NetChoice Decision Shows the First Amendment Is Out of Control Big Tech is increasingly safe from government regulation.

TikTok makes its First Amendment case Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesTikTok says that the government didn’t adequately consider viable alternative options before charging ahead with a law that could ban the platform in the US. TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China, claims that it provided the US government with an extensive and …

Southern Baptists rejected amendment opposing female pastors, but that does not mean they are changing their views (The Conversation) — A scholar who studies Southern Baptists explains why the denomination’s ultraconservative beliefs about women remain the same. The post Southern Baptists rejected amendment opposing female pastors, but that does not mean they are changing their views appeared first on Religion News Service.

The Gun Lobby’s Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle Case after case challenging gun restrictions cites the same Georgetown professor. His seemingly independent work has undisclosed ties to pro-gun interests.

Supreme Court Clears Way for N.R.A. to Pursue First Amendment Challenge The opinion, by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, found that the gun rights group had plausibly claimed a First Amendment violation.

Eighth Amendment Features in Supreme Court Case on Homelessness A group of homeless plaintiffs argue that local laws aimed at banning sleeping outside violated their constitutional rights. The city claims that’s not what the Eighth Amendment means.

House votes to reauthorize FISA, without the warrant requirement amendment Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesAfter three failed attempts and a heated floor debate, the House voted on Friday to reauthorize a controversial program that lets US intelligence agencies spy on foreign communications without a warrant. The bill ultimately passed 273–147. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance A…

Colorado Judge Keeps Trump on Ballot, Rejecting 14th Amendment Argument A district court judge rejected a request to declare former President Donald J. Trump ineligible to hold office, ruling that he did “engage in insurrection” but that a constitutional prohibition did not apply to him.

Minnesota Justices Rebuff Attempt to Bar Trump From Ballot Under 14th Amendment In rejecting a petition arguing that former President Donald J. Trump was ineligible, the Minnesota Supreme Court did not rule on the merits and said the claims could be filed again later.