Bernard S. Cohen
Bernard S. Cohen | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 9, 1980 – January 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Richard R. G. Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Brian Moran |
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| Born | January 17, 1934 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 2020 (aged 86) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rae Rose Cohen |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | City College of New York Georgetown University |
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Bernard S. Cohen (January 17, 1934 – October 12, 2020) was a civil liberties attorney and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. On April 10, 1967, appearing with co-counsel Philip Hirschkop on behalf of the ACLU, Cohen presented oral argument for the petitioners in Loving v. Virginia before the U. S. Supreme Court. On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cohen's clients, declaring bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional, thus invalidating the anti-miscegenation laws of 15 states.