Tag U. S. Supreme Court

Bernard Cohen, age 68, a civil liberties attorney, is Dead

bernard cohen

Bernard Cohen was a civil liberties attorney and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates; he died at age 68. On April 10, 1967, with co-counsel Philip Hirschkop, he presented an oral argument for the petitioners in Loving v. Virginia before the U. S. Supreme Court. On June 12,…

Read Full StoryBernard Cohen, age 68, a civil liberties attorney, is Dead