Abstract
This Comment begins with a discussion of the ERA's legislative history and the legislature's attempt to bring state statutes into compliance with the ERA upon its passage. Next, judicial interpretations of the new constitutional guarantee are compared to the interpretation of the Washington Constitution's privileges and immunities clause. Finally, the Comment compares Washington's standard of review with a similar standard used by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and argues that the Washington Supreme Court should adopt the absolute standard applied by the Pennsylvania courts.
Recommended Citation
Patricia L. Proebsting, Washington's Equal Rights Amendment: It Says What It Means and It Means What It Says, 8 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 461 (1985).
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