Loving v. Virginia

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Loving v. Virginia is a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage, affirming marriage as a fundamental right under the Fourteenth Amendment.

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instanceOf Fourteenth Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
civil rights case
constitutional law case
landmark decision
areaOfLaw civil rights law
constitutional law
family law
arguedDate 1967-04-10
1967-04-11
citation 388 U.S. 1
constitutionalProvision Due Process Clause
Equal Protection Clause
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
court Supreme Court of the United States
criminalChargeInOriginatingCase violation of Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage
decisionDate 1967-06-12
decisionType unanimous decision
fullName Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
linked to: Loving v. Virginia
holding marriage is a fundamental right under the Due Process Clause
racial classifications in marriage laws violate the Equal Protection Clause
state laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional
impact expanded constitutional protection for marriage as a fundamental right
invalidated anti-miscegenation laws in all U.S. states
strengthened strict scrutiny for racial classifications
jurisdiction United States
legalIssue Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
linked to: Due Process Clause

Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
constitutionality of state bans on interracial marriage
locationOfOriginatingCase Caroline County, Virginia
opinionAuthor Earl Warren
opinionType majority opinion
overturnedLaw Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
Virginia statutes prohibiting interracial marriage
petitioner Mildred Loving
Richard Loving
precedentFor cases involving the fundamental right to marry
relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
Obergefell v. Hodges
relatedConcept civil rights movement
marriage equality
remedy prohibited states from enforcing bans on interracial marriage
reversed criminal convictions of the Lovings
respondent Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia
subjectMatter anti-miscegenation laws
fundamental right to marry
interracial marriage
vote 9-0
yearDecided 1967

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution keyCase Loving v. Virginia
subject linked to: Fourteenth Amendment
Equal Protection Clause basisFor Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia fullName Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
linked to: Loving v. Virginia
Earl Warren notableWork Loving v. Virginia decision
linked to: Loving v. Virginia
Mildred Loving notableWork Loving v. Virginia
Mildred Loving legalCase Loving v. Virginia
Mildred Loving legacy Loving v. Virginia invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage
linked to: Loving v. Virginia
Richard Loving notableWork Loving v. Virginia
Richard Loving legalCase Loving v. Virginia
Richard Loving defendantIn Loving v. Virginia
United States Supreme Court cases hasPart Loving v. Virginia
Warren Court era notableCase Loving v. Virginia