Bernard S. Cohen

Bernie Cohen
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 21st district
In office
1980–1995
Preceded by Richard Hobsom
Succeeded by Brian Moran
Personal details
Born January 17, 1934 (1934-01-17) (age 78)
Brooklyn, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Rae Rose Cohen
Children Bennett, Karen
Alma mater City College of New York
Georgetown University Law School
Occupation Attorney & Legislator
Religion Judaism

Bernard S. "Bernie" Cohen (born January 17, 1934) 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.[1]

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.[2]

He co-authored a blog entry in 2007 for the Huffington Post about the legal standing of same sex marriage.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1995 House of Delegates bio". Virginia House of Delegates. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/d6bb1df8c3a498b785256c23006d3f83/ba28e5736197cf9c85256b35005fcee4?OpenDocument. Retrieved March 21, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Loving v. Virginia". June 12, 1967. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=388&invol=1. Retrieved May 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ Cohen, Bernard; Evan Wolfson (June 12, 2007). "Loving Equality". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernard-s-cohen-and-evan-wolfson/loving-equality_b_51866.html. Retrieved March 21, 2010. 

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