Bernard Cohen, Lawyer Who Argued Loving V. Virginia Case, Dies At 86

Bernard Cohen in a 1970s campaign poster when he ran for the Virginia House of Delegates. As a lawyer he successfully argued the Supreme Court case that established the legality of interracial marriage. He died this week at age 86.

Cohen was just a few years out of law school when the ACLU asked if he would take on the case of Richard and Mildred Loving — an interracial couple whose marriage was illegal in their home state.

(Image credit: Cohen family)



from News : NPR https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924747746/bernard-cohen-lawyer-who-argued-loving-v-virginia-case-dies-at-86?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

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