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In the state of Virginia it was illegal for people of different races to marry. Loving and Virginia married even though they were an interracial couple. They faced many legal and social problems in Virginia because of this.

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Name of the case of 1967 that enabled interracial marriage?

The Loving Decision (Loving v Virginia).


What actors and actresses appeared in Loving vs. Virginia - 2007?

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in June 12, 1967


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The couple in the Loving case were residents of Virginia who married in the District of Columbia and then returned to live in Caroline County, Virginia. A Caroline County grand jury indicted the couple for violation of Virginia's ban on interracial marriage.


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Richard Perry Loving was born on October 29, 1933, in Central Point Caroline County, Virginia, USA.


Which court case declared struck down miscegenation laws?

Loving v. Virginia


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Loving v. Virginia, 388 US 1 (1967)The Lovings were an interracial married couple (Mildred and Richard Perry Loving) who were charged for cohabitating in the state of Virginia, a state that outlawed interracial marriage (They were married in DC before returning to Virginia). Their marriage license was actually used against them in the case that went all the way to the US Supreme Court.Then in 1967, 8 years after their arrest, the Court overturned the law.


What is the concurring opinion in Loving v. Virginia?

In the case of Loving v. Virginia, the concurring opinion was written by Justice Potter Stewart. He agreed with the majority's ruling that Virginia's anti-miscegenation law was unconstitutional but wrote a separate concurrence to emphasize that the freedom to marry was a fundamental right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. He argued that the Constitution prohibits interracial marriage restrictions just as it forbids measures that discriminate based on race.


Who had original jurisdiction in Loving v Virginia?

Caroline County Circuit Court (January 6, 1959)


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