LOVING V. VIRGINIA
388 U.S. 1 (1967)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This is an appeal after a conviction for a violation of a state law
barring interracial marriage.
FACTS: Loving (D), a white man, and Jeter (D), a black woman, were married in the
District of Columbia, although they lived in Virginia. A Virginia statute barred interracial
marriage, making it a felony for any white person to intermarry with a colored person, or
any colored person to intermarry with a white person. Ds were indicted, and the trial court
sentenced them to 25 years in jail, but suspended the sentence on the condition that they
left the state. The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld the statute's
constitutionality, holding that it served legitimate state purposes of preserving the racial
integrity of its citizens and preventing corruption of blood, the creation of a mongrel
breed of citizens, and the obliteration of racial pride. Virginia (P) claimed that all races
were treated the same under the statute, so there was no discrimination.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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