which answer shows what was the constitutional basis for overturning the Virginia statute in Loving v. Virginia?(1 point)

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The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone who is more than ten years older than you is protected under the equal protection clause.
The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone who is more than ten years older than you is protected under the equal protection clause.

The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone who makes less than $30,000 is protected under the equal protection clause.
The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone who makes less than $30,000 is protected under the equal protection clause.

The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone from another state is protected under the equal protection clause.
The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone from another state is protected under the equal protection clause.

The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone from another race is protected under the equal protection clause.

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The Supreme Court found that the ability to marry someone from another race is protected under the equal protection clause.

In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage violated the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.