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Loving v. Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
State anti-miscegenation statutes prohibiting interracial marriage violate both the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Case Summary
Loving v. Virginia struck down Virginia's Racial Integrity Act, which criminalized marriage between persons of different races, holding that the freedom to marry regardless of race is a fundamental civil right protected by the Constitution.
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Primary Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/107480/loving-v-virginia/