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give me the Loving v. Virginia : court case name, Date, Location, and context.
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- Case name: Loving v. Virginia (Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia)
- Decision date and citation: June 12, 1967; 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
- Location/origin: Decided by the U.S. Supreme Court (case originated in Virginia — the Lovings were married in Washington, D.C., arrested and convicted in Caroline County, Virginia under Virginia law)
- Context and holding: The Lovings, an interracial couple, had been convicted under Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924 for interracial marriage. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, striking down anti-miscegenation statutes nationwide. The opinion (Chief Justice Earl Warren) characterized marriage as a fundamental right essential to individual liberty.
- Decision date and citation: June 12, 1967; 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
- Location/origin: Decided by the U.S. Supreme Court (case originated in Virginia — the Lovings were married in Washington, D.C., arrested and convicted in Caroline County, Virginia under Virginia law)
- Context and holding: The Lovings, an interracial couple, had been convicted under Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924 for interracial marriage. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, striking down anti-miscegenation statutes nationwide. The opinion (Chief Justice Earl Warren) characterized marriage as a fundamental right essential to individual liberty.
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