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Loving V. Virginia In A Post-Racial World: Rethinking Race, Sex, And Marriage, Kevin Maillard, Rose Villazor, Victor Romero
Loving V. Virginia In A Post-Racial World: Rethinking Race, Sex, And Marriage, Kevin Maillard, Rose Villazor, Victor Romero
Victor C. Romero
Victor Romero is a contributing author: "Loving Across the Miles: Binational Same-Sex Marriages" pages 217-234. In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving vs. Virginia. Although this case promotes marital freedom and racial equality, there are still significant legal and social barriers to the free formation of intimate relationships. Marriage continues to be the sole measure of commitment, mixed relationships continue to be rare, and same-sex marriage is only legal in 6 out of 50 states. Most discussion of Loving celebrates the symbolic dismantling of marital discrimination. This book, however, takes a …
The Encyclopedia Of American Civil Liberties, Paul Finkelman, Victor Romero
The Encyclopedia Of American Civil Liberties, Paul Finkelman, Victor Romero
Victor C. Romero
Victor Romero contributed the following encyclopedia entries: "Civil Liberties of Aliens"; "Race and Immigration"; "Criminal Law/Civil Liberties and Noncitizens in the U.S."; "Illegitimacy and Immigration"; "Homosexuality and Immigration"; "Ambach v. Norwick"; "United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez"; "Fiallo v. Bell"; "INS v,. Chadha"; and "In re Griffiths."
This Encyclopedia on American history and law is the first devoted to examining the issues of civil liberties and their relevance to major current events while providing a historical context and a philosophical discussion of the evolution of civil liberties.
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