🇺🇸 United States
📜 Civil Law
1967
Landmark Case
Supreme Court
Loving v. Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Details
Case Summary
Unanimously struck down laws banning interracial marriage as violations of the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Final Judgment / Ruling
Unanimous ruling: state laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
Why This Case Matters
Ended all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States and became a key precedent for later marriage equality decisions.