FROM 2022: Groundbreaking interracial marriage Supreme Court Case becomes subject of newest Virginia opera Geter said the Loving v. Virginia opera is the fourth opera that he has written.

the Supreme Court struck down state bans on interracial marriage. The day is named for the monumental case, Loving v. Virginia, and the interracial couple at its center, Richard and Mildred Loving.

It resulted in the unanimous landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia ruling, which declared laws against interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. Cohen died Monday of complications from Parkinson’s ...