... -miscegenation laws in Loving v. Virginia. • In 1978, New York became the first state to outlaw rape in marriage. By 1990, only a total of ten states outlawed rape in marriage. In thirty-six states rape in marriage was a crime only in certain circumstances. In four states, rape in marriage was never a crime. These examples, and there are more, clearly documenting that marriage has not ... 13 states until 1967. U.S. Supreme Court overturned those laws in Loving v. Virginia. New York became the first state, in 1978, to outlaw rape in marriage. By 1990, only a total of ten states outlawed...

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