Bernard S. Cohen

Bernard S. Cohen (January 17, 1934 – October 12, 2020) was an American civil liberties attorney and 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 U. S. Supreme Court.Oral Argument recording  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.

References

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