[LWVNM Action] Equal Means Equal lawsuit-Our Amici

Sat Aug 9 14:09:38 MDT 2025

You will be interested in women’s history and arguments in the EME lawsuit
filed 8/4/25.

Meredith Ross Machen
505-577-6337
Meredith.machen at gmail.com

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From: SM Ramos <smrcmd0001 at outlook.com>
Date: Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: THANK YOU to All Our Amici
To: Meredith Machen <meredith.machen at gmail.com>

And you, Meredith.
A few years ago, I listened to the arguments in EME's previous case. It was
very interesting.

Friends and I were at an incredibly necessary, informational,  inspiring
and "yes-we-can/yes-we-do" upliftingdiscussion on women in government by NM
women in government yesterday.
 US Representative Melanie Stansbury joined by NM representative  Reena
Szczepanski <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HSZCZ>,
House Majority Floor Leader, NM Representative  Dayan Hochman-Vigil
<https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HHOCH>, House Majority
Whip, and NM Senator Angel Charley—   all of them Firsts in many ways.

*Sylvia Ramos Cruz Sylvia M. Ramos, M.D. PO Box 7398 Albuquerque NM 87194*

*Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on account of sex.   Equal Rights Amendment-
ratified by the 38th state in 2020, Centennial of Woman Suffrage in the US*
*.*

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*From:* Meredith Machen <meredith.machen at gmail.com>
*Sent:* Saturday, August 9, 2025 12:46 PM
*To:* SM Ramos <smrcmd0001 at outlook.com>
*Subject:* Re: THANK YOU to All Our Amici

Will do! Thanks for all of your hard work and leadership in promoting
equity and women’s equality.

Meredith Ross Machen
505-577-6337
Meredith.machen at gmail.com

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM SM Ramos <smrcmd0001 at outlook.com> wrote:

FYI, Meredith. Please pass this on.
I hope you are well despite the destruction and chaos surrounding us.
Sylvia

*Sylvia Ramos Cruz Sylvia M. Ramos, M.D. PO Box 7398 Albuquerque NM 87194*

*Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on account of sex.   Equal Rights Amendment-
ratified by the 38th state in 2020, Centennial of Woman Suffrage in the US*
*.*

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*From:* EQUAL MEANS EQUAL <info at equalmeansequal.org>
*Sent:* Friday, August 8, 2025 4:06 PM
*To:* smrcmd0001 at outlook.com <smrcmd0001 at outlook.com>
*Subject:* THANK YOU to All Our Amici

We are so grateful to more than fifty organizations who signed onto our
amicus brief!

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Dear Sylvia,

The EQUAL MEANS EQUAL Team would like to thank the more than fifty
organizations who rallied within the tight turnaround time last week to
become historic amici to the EQUAL MEANS EQUAL v. Trump amicus brief
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-- successfully filed August 1st, 2025 in Boston federal court. Please
click here to see the attached finalized amicus brief with all
organizations listed.
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*We cannot thank our Amici enough for stepping up and being who they are;
acting with alacrity, courage and will. *
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If your organization couldn't manage the quick turnaround in order to sign
the recent amicus brief, don't despair!  We will be filing another amicus
brief when the case goes to the U.S. Supreme Court and we will be sure to
give you ample time to review it.

At the end of the amicus brief, we included the December 13th, 2024 letter
written by Reem Alsalem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence
against Women and Girls.
She called on the United States to effect immediate publication of the ERA
to the U.S. Constitution. Below is Ms. Alsalem's letter:

*"I would like to bring to the attention of your Excellency’s [i.e., the
U.S. President] government, a number of concerns regarding information I
received and observations I have regarding the lack of publication and
incorporation of the Equal Rights Amendment (the ERA) into the United
States Constitution as the 28th Amendment, which would significantly
advance sex and gender equality for women in the United States of
America. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
requires State Parties, including the United States, which ratified the
Covenant in 1992, to guarantee equal enjoyment of all civil and political
rights, and to prevent sex discrimination and gender-based violence to
ensure equal enjoyment of those rights, under article 2
(non-discrimination), article 3 (equality between men and women) andarticle
26 (equality before the law and equal protection of the law). Additionally,
the Human Rights Committee’s general comment No. 28 explains that State
Parties are required to “take all steps necessary, including the
prohibition of discrimination on the ground of sex, to put an end to
discriminatory actions.” Therefore, the United States of America is
required to adopt a constitutional sex equality amendment."*
We would like to especially thank Bamby Salcedo, President of The
TransLatin@ Coalition and Juan Pablo Hernández, Esq., Senior National
Coalition Manager of the Coalition for Justice and Equality Across
Movements for their outreach to other organizations on our behalf. We are
thrilled with the results.❤️

EME's lawyer, Wendy Murphy, will be arguing the case, EQUAL MEANS EQUAL v.
Trump
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in Boston Federal Court at 2pm EST on September, 15th, 2025. EME President
and VP, Kamala and Natalie, will join her in court.  Save the date if you
would like listen to the oral arguments; we will be providing you with
information on exactly how you can do that as we get closer to the date.
And in more good news....😊

Our dear EME teammates Alice Crenshaw and DeeDee Giese have worked hard to
provide EQUAL MEANS EQUAL with an unbelievable opportunity.  We are truly
grateful and hope you will help us spread the word about the Rocket
Challenge
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Here, in Alice's own words:

Hi yall! Sorry I have been MIA but I have some HUGE news about the fight
for 28.

I recently took a job with Rocket, and EME was selected as one of its
Community Challenge Champions. So what does that mean?

The Rocket family of companies not only includes the obvious like Rocket &
Redfin, but numerous other financial and entertainment holdings as well;
and the man in charge of it all is worth over 30 BILLION and has a real
commitment to giving back - and now EME and the ERA are a part of that!

In addition to the page on the official Rocket website
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senior leadership matches EVERY DONATION THE LAST WEEK OF THE CHALLENGE
(August 19-27) and that includes Dan Gilbert. If we are able to stand out
among the organizations participating we have the potential to gain that
corporate partner we have been missing and finally put this over the finish
line.

I have now spent 3 months in the Rocket family and I can honestly say they
REALLY are a “not just for profit” organization. (Shout out to Deedee who
got me the job and EME in!) I see it and live it every single day. I truly
feel this is that once in a lifetime shot to get someone who not only has
power, but gives a damn, involved in this, and more than just money. Icing
on the cake is that the entire company is coming together at the start of
the last week at our HQ in Detroit for a massive 40th anniversary event.
Almost 30,000 of us, including ALL the top leadership August 19-21.

I know we’ve felt this way before, but this IS the moment. We have the
numbers in the general public to make REAL change, all that is needed is
something we can all get behind - and that thing IS the 28th Amendment.
Given what is going on both within the movement and the wider world this is
the Hail Mary; and we need to take advantage of having a trusted and
recognized brand in our corner. Here’s the link:
https://www.rocketcommunitychallenge.com/organization/Heroica-Foundation
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Love and Trouble,
The Glitter Tornado AKA Alice Crenshaw
We are so grateful to all of you for your continued support and for
standing by us in very difficult times. We pledge to continue the work
necessary to see woman and ALL people equal in this country, regardless of
sex.
In solidarity and with much gratitude,
Kamala Lopez, President
Natalie White, Vice President
Wendy Murphy, Impact Litigator/Legal Counsel
Alison Shea, JD
Laura Mangini, JD
Eileen Murphy, MD
Joel Marshall
Alice Crenshaw
Dee Dee Giese
Rachel Donlan
Marisa Davila
and the entire team at EQUAL MEANS EQUAL 💙
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