What is Bernard S. Cohen?
'''Bernard S. Cohen''' (January 17, 1934 – October 12, 2020) was an American [[civil liberties]] attorney and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. He was a member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] between 1980 to 1996. He was born in [[New York City]]. On April 10, 1967, he presented oral argument for the petitioners in ''[[Loving v. Virginia]]'' before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U. S. Supreme Court]].<ref>[https://www.oyez.org/cases/1966/395 Oral Argument recording]</ref> On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cohen's clients, declaring bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional. Cohen died on October 12, 2020 in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]] from problems caused by [[Parkinson's disease]]-related deaths, aged 86.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Langer |first1=Emily |title=Bernard Cohen, lawyer who won victory for interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, dies at 86 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bernard-cohen-lawyer-who-won-victory-for-interracial-marriage-in-loving-v-virginia-dies-at-86/2020/10/13/82506128-0d4f-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html |access-date=14 October 2020 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Bernard S.}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Lawyers from Virginia]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from New York City]] [[Category:Politicians from Virginia]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}