The Criminal Division of the Department of Justice is responsible for the prosecution of criminal cases throughout the State from misdemeanors to murders. Its mission is to represent the State in criminal cases, and in so doing safeguard the human rights of victims and their families and the constitutional rights of defendants.
On March 22, 1972, the Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, which proposed banning discrimination based on sex.The E.R.A. was sent to the states for ratification, but it would fall short of the three-fourths approval needed.he Senate approved it in March 1972. The passed Equal Rights Amendment read, âEquality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.â.
The Equal Rights Amendment was one of the changes made to the original United States Constitution. This amendment was first introduced in 1923, but it did not pass through the House of Congress until 1979.This amendment was designed to make gender equality a constitutional right.t is only the Equal Rights Amendment that makes it a legal right for civil, human and diplomatic rights for all. Thee rights are not generally protected under just the constitution for all genders, but are only made equal for all citizens through the Equal Rights Amendment.