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Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
Loving v. Virginia No. 395 Argued April 10, 1967 Decided June 12, 1967 388 U.S. 1
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
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Virginia’s statutory scheme to prevent marriages between persons solely on the basis of racial classifications held to violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 4-12.
206 Va. 924, 147 S.E.2d 78, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967) in 388 U.S. 1 388 U.S. 2. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NWLE4Y914YNZ6W8.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), in 388 U.S. 1, page 388 U.S. 2. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NWLE4Y914YNZ6W8.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967). cited in 1967, 388 U.S. 1, pp.388 U.S. 2. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NWLE4Y914YNZ6W8.
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