Editorial: Congress should forge ahead with the ERA, come hell or court challenges

The proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which fell just a few states short of ratification in the 1970s, came up for a hearing in Congress two weeks ago, its first in 36 years. It was an important moment in the newly revived ratification effort, which began when the Nevada Legislature unexpectedly voted in 2017 to endorse the ERA 40 years after the last state had done so. Illinois did the same the following year, leaving the proposed ban on sex