U.S. Supreme Court Case Loving v. Virginia

These audio excerpts are from the oral arguments of Loving v. Virginia, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that led to the overturning of the ban on interracial marriage. The arguments began on April 10, 1967. The voices include, in order of appearance: Philip Hirschkopf, attorney for the Lovings; Bernard Cohen, attorney for the Lovings; William Marutani, representative of the Japanese American Citizens League and deliverer of an Amicus brief supporting the Lovings' position; R. D. McIlwaine III, attorney for the state of Virginia; Earl Warren, then chief justice of the Supreme Court; and an unidentified justice.