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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia struck down bans on interracial marriage and affirmed the constitutional right to marry.

The filings reveal the real-world consequences of those laws, including criminal penalties, forced separation, and loss of legal protections tied to marriage.

Those filings are now available in #SCOTUS records & briefs on the Internet Archive through a gift from the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School.

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A two-page spread from a legal filing in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term 1966, Case No. 395. The left page shows the cover of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Statement of Appellee Opposing Jurisdiction and Motion to Affirm, with Richard Perry Loving listed as appellant. The right page contains the opening of the Prior Proceedings section, describing the Lovings' 1959 conviction in Caroline County for contracting a marriage across racial lines and returning to Virginia, their suspended sentences, and the subsequent procedural history of their appeal. The document is a scanned microfilm copy.

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