U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land," on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment.

Legal scholars say President Joe Biden might be right about the Equal Rights Amendment — but his declaration on Friday has no legal significance. In a surprise move on his way out of office, Biden proclaimed that the amendment has met the requirements for ratification and is now part of the Constitution.

President Biden has just commuted the sentences of over 2,000 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Biden cementing his legacy with a series of executive actions and much more--including declaring the Equal Rights Amendment ‘the law of the land'--in his final hours as president is discussed by Rep.