Bernard S. Cohen
Politician, Person or entity appearing in film
1934 –
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Who is Bernard S. Cohen?
Bernard S. "Bernie" Cohen is a politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 46th district, which includes a large portion of the City of Alexandria, from 1980 to 1995.
Cohen argued for the plaintiffs Richard and Mildred Loving in the case of Loving v. Virginia before the Supreme Court of the United States, which resulted in a unanimous decision in 1967 banning state laws against interracial marriage.
He co-authored a blog entry in 2007 for the Huffington Post about the legal standing of same sex marriage.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1934
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Bernard Cohen
- Bernard S. "Bernie" Cohen
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- George Washington University
- City College of New York
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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