{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-i-section-1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Const. art. I, § Section 1.","heading":"Equality and rights of men.","body":"That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.\n","path":["Virginia Constitution","Article I. Bill of Rights"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:29Z","sha256":"41e9528afed361fc2da2e88e8bd55802f7dd9d74b7874f0ec52c539bca0522c4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-66-35","next":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-i-section-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}