Loving v. Virginia

1967

Venue: SCOTUS

Facts: VA has anti-miscegnation laws

Posture: Unknown

Issue: Are these laws constitutional?

Holding: No, 14A all over the place.

Rule: Racial discrimination gets the most rigorous scrutiny.

Reasoning: The mere equal application of a statute is not good enough. Note that the law only prohibits interracial marriages involving white persons. This is clearly designed to maintain white supremacy.

Dicta: