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WASHINGTON, June 25, 2017 – Interracial marriages became legal nationwide in June 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Loving v. Virginia, overturned Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law, and with it similar laws in roughly one-third of the states. Some of the state laws went beyond black and white, prohibiting marriage between whites and

One by one, as members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team are publicly identified, security analysts say their emails, online data and past law firm communications could become targets for the types of cyberintrusions the team must investigate – a fear that could explain why officials have been reluctant to release their names. After an

CHICAGO (Press Release)–AJC is appalled that several Jewish participants in a gay pride parade in Chicago were told to leave the event because their flags had the Jewish Star of David. “In the heart of our city one of the most blatant incidents of anti-Semitism took place today at the Dyke March,” said AJC Chicago

Bernie Sanders’ wife, Jane Sanders, has reportedly hired lawyers following a federal investigation into her time as president of the now-defunct Burlington College in Vermont. She is accused of fraudulently obtaining a $10 million bank loan that was purportedly used to buy 33 acres of land for the school. But, the full story is a

California’s Department of Justice added Texas, South Dakota, Alabama, and Kentucky to the state’s travel ban Friday. The ban prohibits state employees from traveling to states that have passed laws discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals and their families. The new ruling expands the number of states affected by the ban to eight.

Drivers in Southwest Los Angeles may soon get to cruise down Obama Boulevard—that is if City Council President Herb Wesson’s proposal to swap out Rodeo Road in exchange for a street named after former President Barack Obama is approved. The proposal, which was submitted to city council on Thursday, would rename a stretch of a

As the Supreme Court prepares to give its final opinions of its nine-month term on Monday, fear in Washington continues to grow concerning Justice Anthony Kennedy’s potential retirement. The justice, who will celebrate his 81st birthday in July, has been at the epicenter of retirement rumors for months now, and sources close to Kennedy recently