On April 3rd, 2025, EQUAL MEANS EQUAL’s Legal Advisor and renowned impact litigator Wendy Murphy filed EQUAL MEANS EQUAL v Donald J. Trump in Federal Court on behalf of individual plaintiffs and all women to demand that the United States Government allow women to register for the Selective Service, should they so choose.

This lawsuit is vitally important to all women in America because a similar lawsuit is now pending in California, but it was filed by a man who claims that the Selective Service law discriminates against men. We take a slightly different view, and argue that the Selective Service law denies women equal treatment under the law. The difference is important.  The California case is about discrimination against men.  Our case is about equal rights for women.

The case in California (Valame v Biden) was filed by a man who asserts only one claim – that his rights under the Equal Rights Amendment have been violated because women are forbidden to register for Selective Service.  He refused to register because he is angry that women don’t have to register.

His case is on track to land before the United States Supreme Court next year (2026), when the court will decide two questions:

1. Is the Equal Rights Amendment valid?

2. Is it unconstitutional to deny women the right to register for Selective Service?

READ THE LAWSUIT BELOW:

“It would be an obscenity for the Supreme Court to make such important decisions about
women’s rights in a men’s rights case.“
Kamala Lopez, EME President

Women, not men, should be front and center in any Supreme Court case that will determine whether women are finally fully equal citizens under the United States Constitution.  We have fought much too hard and for far too long to allow a men’s rights case to decide the legal status of women.

Women have been fighting for basic equality for more than a hundred years. Women have served this country, including in the military, since the dawn of our nation and they have fought in combat roles since 2015. Women have given their lives to protect the values of American Democracy; but they remain unequal, treated as unworthy of equal respect under our laws.  It is time to change that.

Women have waited long enough for equality and this lawsuit is designed to fix the Constitution once and for all.

Now, more than ever, we must stand strong in the face of increasing and unprecedented attacks on our lives and liberties.
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There is strength in numbers and in the courage of our convictions.  We will not stand down in the face of oppression. We will stand up and stand together for women, girls and all people, who deserve the basic human rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.Thank you for being a part of the journey with us.

With love,

Kamala, Natalie, Wendy, Rachel, Joel, Roberto, Alice, Tom, and the entire EME Team.