Somebody mentioned this to me. We don't know which state it was.
2007-08-07 12:50:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
States may have had laws on the books that make it illegal -- but those laws have been unenforceable (invalid, void) in the US since 1967 -- when the US Supreme Court determined that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
See Loving v. Virginia.
2007-08-07 12:54:03 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The supreme court struck down all such laws in the 60s (Loving v. Virginia). Some states may have had the law in effect as recently as 10 years ago, probably AL or MS, but they wouldn't be enforceable.
2007-08-07 20:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to guess Mississippi or Alabama, if that's even true. I know one of those states still had slavery laws on the books until a decade or so ago as well.
2007-08-07 19:53:59 · answer #3 · answered by Hillary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who cited Loving v. Virginia are correct. Laws against mixed-race marriage (or "miscegination") have been unconstitutional since that case.
2007-08-07 23:49:17 · answer #4 · answered by Jason R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loving vs. Virginia?
I thought it was Mandingo vs. Massachusetts. Yeah, that's it. Ted Kennedy sat on the jury.
2007-08-07 20:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
none....
2007-08-07 19:53:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋