Loving v. Virginia

Loving v. Virginia was a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case that invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. The case involved Richard and Mildred Loving, a mixed-race couple who were sentenced to a year in prison for marrying in Virginia, where such marriages were illegal. The Supreme Court ruled that these laws violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. This decision affirmed the principle that marriage is a fundamental right, paving the way for greater civil rights and freedoms concerning personal relationships in the United States.