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2. Wednesday's ruling was not Hurley's first attempt to stop the amendment.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:52 PM

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Wednesday's ruling was not Hurley's first attempt to stop the amendment. He issued similar rulings blocking the measure in January and again in February — and both times, the Virginia Supreme Court stepped in to allow the process to move forward while it considered the underlying legal questions.

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Why let the people speak, right judge? dem4decades Wednesday #1

Wednesday's ruling was not Hurley's first attempt to stop the amendment. LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #2

Thanks so much for the follow up information! Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #3