"Steeeeve , ALABAMA voted out `` miscegenation `` in 2000 `` by act of legislature `` . http : //www.usatoday.com/news/vote2000/al/main03.htm Loving v Virginia ruled Alabama 's law as unconstitutional over 30 years prior . The truth is that when the court notes that a law is unconstitutional , the law becomes unenforceable . The COURT does not remove the law from the books . The legislature must accomplish that act by its actions . But the action of the court , invalidating the law , PRECEDES the action of the legislature ... I am asking about states where the legislature , without having the courts already striking down the law , took it upon themselves to remove the miscegenation law all by themselves . That is the point ."
"And I 'm saying all but 16 states had already had the law removed before the Loving case . Most of these were done via the legislature and very few had the law overturned by a court . In fact , only California comes to mind as a state that had the statue overturned by the courts instead of on repeal by the legislature . Who knew ... but there is a wikipedia page on this : Anti-miscegenation laws - Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia It does n't say whether or not it was via a court case or not but I know that California was a court case and Massachusetts and many Northern/mid-west state were via legislature action . Also , the Supreme Court case ruled the Virginia law unconstitutional not the Alabama law . It is just understood that similar laws will be overturned thus they are negated ."
"The legislature must accomplish that act by its actions . I am asking about states where the legislature ,"
"there is a wikipedia page on this : Anti-miscegenation laws It is just understood that similar laws will be overturned thus they are negated ."