Raoul following the argument over the Equal Rights Amendment

Posted on September 29, 2022
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul watched oral arguments in a federal appeals court Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Illinois.gov)

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s lawyer-in-chief is following the argument over the Equal Rights Amendment all the way to Washington, D.C.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul watched oral arguments in a federal appeals court Wednesday and afterward said the ERA belongs in the Constitution: “There is no time limit on equality.”

Raoul said his daughter is preparing to enter law school – and when she takes an oath to protect the Constitution, that document should be protecting her.

The necessary 38 states – Illinois being the 37th – have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]

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