Bernard S. Cohen
Former member of the Virginia House of Delegates and attorney
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| Intro | Former member of the Virginia House of Delegates and attorney | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 17 January 1934, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 90 years | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party |
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Biography
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.
Along with attorney Philip J. Hirschkop, Cohen argued (as a volunteer cooperating attorney for the ACLU) in April 1967 for the petitioners Richard and Mildred Loving in the case of Loving v. Virginia before the Supreme Court of the United States. In June 1967, the Court rendered its unanimous decision banning state laws against interracial marriage.
He co-authored a blog entry in 2007 for the Huffington Post about the legal standing of same sex marriage.
Cohen has been portrayed as a character in multiple dramatizations of the Loving case. In the 1996 TV movie Mr. & Mrs. Loving, he was played by Corey Parker. In the 2016 film Loving, he is played by Nick Kroll.