Loving v. Virginia was a unanimous 1967 United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling which held that U.S. states cannot forbid people of different races from marrying each other, overturning the 1883 SCOTUS ruling in "Pace v. Alabama". "Loving v. Virginia" was later used as inspiration for the 2015 SCOTUS ruling in "Obergefell v. Hodges", which held that U.S. states cannot forbid people from marrying someone of the same sex.