No. of Recommendations: 3
Not explicitly, no. It was involved with the right to privacy (mostly 4th Amendment, as I recall). I read the argument and reasoning. I don't think it is as solid as the forced servitude argument (13th Amendment). But I did understand the argument.
The Constitution also does not confer equal rights to women. The ERA was never ratified (even though, just a few years ago, they finally got enough states). But it appears that they are interpreting that every place it says "man" it means "people" (of any gender, ethnicity, etc). So, in effect, the ERA is reality even if it never officially passed. But it's still not part of the Constitution.
