Coleman v. Miller (ERA ratification SCOTUS)

When Kansas attempted to rescind its ratification of the Child Labor Amendment and challenged a congressional resolution extending the ratification period, the Court faced the question of whether these amendment-process disputes were justiciable or political questions. Applying its political-question doctrine, the Court held that because the Constitution assigns Congress the role of determining whether an amendment is properly ratified, questions whether a state could rescind and whether time could expire on a pending amendment were committed to Congress's judgment rather than subject to judicial review. The Court thus declined to overturn Kansas's rescission or invalidate the congressional extension, leaving those determinations to Congress's discretion under Article V.