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Although anti-miscegenation amendments were proposed in the United States Congress in 1871, 1912–1913, and 1928, [7] [8] a nationwide law against mixed-race marriages was never enacted. Prior to the California Supreme Court's ruling in Perez v.
An anti-miscegenation law was enacted by the Nazi government in September 1935 as a part of the Nuremberg Laws. The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour ('Gesetz zum Schutze des deutschen Blutes und der deutschen Ehre'), enacted on 15 September 1935, forbade sexual relations and marriages between Germans classified as so ...
The laws of Arizona, California, Mississippi, Texas, and Utah referred to "Mongolians". Asians in California were barred by anti-miscegenation laws from marrying White Americans (a group including Hispanic Americans). Nevada and Oregon referred to "Chinese," while Montana listed both "Chinese" and "Japanese" persons. [40]
From 1913 until 1948, 30 out of the then 48 states enforced such laws. [23] Although an "Anti-Miscegenation Amendment" to the United States Constitution was proposed in 1871, in 1912–1913, and again in 1928, [24] [25] no nationwide law against racially mixed marriages was ever enacted
The legislature passed the law over a veto by the governor. 1911–1962: Segregation, miscegenation, voting [Statute] Passed six segregation laws: four against miscegenation and two school segregation statutes, and a voting rights statute that required electors to pass a literacy test. The state's miscegenation laws prohibited blacks as well as ...
Civil penalty law Another Idaho law lets certain family members of the fetus sue abortion providers for a minimum of $20,000. The state Supreme Court put that law on hold pending a Planned ...
Roldan v. Los Angeles County (1933), 129 Cal. App. 267, 18 P.2d 706, was a 1930s court case in California confirming that the state's anti-miscegenation laws at the time did not bar the marriage of a Filipino and a white person. [33] However, the precedent lasted barely a week before the law was specifically amended to illegalize such marriages ...
The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only people assigned female at birth participate in women and girls athletics ...