If Virginians approve a ballot referendum on Nov. 3 to permanently protect reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, the amendment will be challenged in court on Nov. 13, the Virginia Mercury reports.

The case seeks a preliminary injunction to block the certification of the amendment referendum results by alleging that the process was not properly filed and that ballot language was misleading.

A Bloomberg Law report says a lawyer for Virginia fielded tough questions before an appellate panel over the state’s authority to require federal law enforcement officers to show their faces and identify themselves when enforcing immigration laws.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit appeared more receptive at argument on Tuesday to lifting a preliminary injunction to allow the state to enforce its law dictating terms for local cooperation with federal law enforcement.

Attorney General Jay Jones will ask the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to review a federal appeals court ruling that a revoked Virginia vanity license plate is protected free speech, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

Rae Pickett, a spokesperson for Jones, confirmed the office will file a cert petition on Oct. 29 in Whateley v. Lackey.

The Virginia War Memorial will host the 70th annual Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, outdoors in the E. Bruce Heilman Amphitheater at 621 South Belvidere Street in Richmond, weather permitting.

The public, especially veterans and their families, are invited. The program includes speakers, a tribute to Virginia’s Blue Star families, recognition of the Virginia Military Family of the Year, and the 2026 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest winners. Music by the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Choir of Glen Allen, with a pre-ceremony concert at 10:35 a.m.