Background- Interracial couple get married in the District of Columbia, and then they returned to Virginia. Couple tried with violation of the law in Virginia against interracial couples. Then they were found guilty and sent to both spend a year in jail.
Issue- Does the Virginia law against interracial marriages violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Decision- 9-0 in favor of Loving
Opinion- I believe the law was unconstitutional as well according to the equal protection clause because not only did this law cause direct discrimination but it applied to the general public and was not on an individual basis. When the law is applied to the "Rational Purpose Test" is comes no where near to passing. Freedom to marry is a fundamental right given to both blacks and whites by the constitution.
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