Attorney General of Virginia, seen here in Richmond, Virginia on January 19, withdraws his state from the legal effort to have the Equal Rights Amendment recognized.
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Attorney General of Virginia, seen here in Richmond, Virginia on January 19, withdraws his state from the legal effort to have the Equal Rights Amendment recognized.
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Virginia's AG withdraws state from legal effort to have Equal Rights Amendment recognized

Virginia's new Republican attorney general on Friday withdrew his state from a legal effort to have the Equal Rights Amendment recognized as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.