Legal News for Weds 6/4 - Tom Girardi Sentenced, 9th Circuit Hears Birthright Citizenship Attack, RFK Jr. and Musk Sued, and White House vs. GAO on Spending
This Day in Legal History: 19th Amendment Passed in Senate
On June 4, 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment, marking a turning point in American constitutional and civil rights history. The amendment stated simply that the right to vote "shall not be denied or abridged... on account of sex," legally enfranchising millions of women. The road to this moment was long and contentious, spanning more than seven decades of organized activism. Early suffragists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony laid the groundwork in the 19th century, while a new generation, including Alice…
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