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Impact of Loving
Loving v. Virginia (1967) is one of many examples of how the fight for equal justice for black Americans has also advanced the civil rights of other groups. The U.S. Supreme Court cited Loving in its decision on Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which legalized same-sex marriage.
In guaranteeing Americans the right to marry regardless of race or gender, both cases drew on the Fourteenth Amendment's promise of equal protection under the law. |