Liberty Counsel filed a motion to the Appeals Court of Virginia in Bansley v. Nardo to certify an appeal to go directly to the state’s supreme court regarding a dismissed legal challenge to the state’s pro-abortion amendment for the upcoming 2026 ballot.
The case is about whether the Virginia government followed the proper legal process to place a House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1) on the ballot. HJR 1 aims to establish a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom” in the Virginia Constitution. In July 2026, Campbell County Circuit Court John T. Cook signed an order dismissing the challenge citing the unfollowed procedural rules in the constitutional amendment process were not actually mandatory and have since been repealed.
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