Equal Means Equal has been steadfastly pursuing validation of the Equal Rights Amendment, and most recently filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration. The reason for the lawsuit is in response to a case brought by a man in California who is attempting to use the ERA to force women to register for the draft. He is arguing that the ERA is valid, but does not challenge the level of judicial review, which if it remains at the intermediate level, keeps women in second-class status. The entire purpose of the ERA is to give women strict scrutiny, the gold standard of judicial review, which other ‘suspect’ classes receive. Without this, every case at every level of the judicial system can allow for a great deal of discrimination when rulings are applied to women. We at FIST support EME’s case and have signed on as a signatory to the amicus brief. For more information about the case and the amicus brief, see EME’s post.