Question

In the 1967 case loving v. Virginia, the supreme court declared that under the constitution the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the state. Which amendment is violated when a state like virginia denies people the freedom to marry on the basis of racial classifications?.

Answer 1

Answer: The Fourteenth Amendment

Explanation: Loving v. Virginia (1967), was a landmark civil rights decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.