03/24/2026
❤️Thank you, Equal Means Equal, for staying in the fight for the ERA. We’ll be listening in today at 2pmET. To listen too, follow the link and instructions in this Equal Means Equal post. Also, this artwork is beautiful!
Today a federal court will hear arguments about the Equal Rights Amendment.
But the deeper question is larger than a single amendment.
Is the United States a country that truly believes in equality for all?
Women make up more than half the population of this nation. For more than a century, women organized, advocated, legislated, and ratified the Equal Rights Amendment through the constitutional process our system requires.
Congress passed the amendment.
The states ratified it.
Thirty-eight states — the constitutional threshold.
After doing exactly what the Constitution requires, women are now told it is not enough.
That the rules have changed.
That equality must wait.
Today a federal court will hear whether the Constitution must recognize the Equal Rights Amendment.
As our counsel Wendy Murphy explains:
"Critics say our argument rests on morality rather than law. In fact, it rests on a powerful constitutional principle: the balance of powers between the federal government and the states that our founders designed to ensure the voices of the American people cannot be overridden. That balance is at stake in our case — not only for women, but for anyone who believes the words EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW should mean what they say."
Today that principle will be argued in court.
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL v. Donald Trump
March 24, 2026
2 PM ET
John J. Moakley Federal Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way
Courtroom 18 – 5th Floor
Boston, MA
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