▁constitution al ▁law ▁expert ▁Phil ▁Hir sch kop . ▁They ▁conclude ▁that ▁the ▁Lov ings ' ▁or de al ▁has ▁a ▁good ▁chance ▁of ▁going ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁– ▁and ▁over turn ing ▁similar ▁anti - m isce gen ation ▁laws ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁minor ▁auto ▁accident ▁involving ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁children , ▁the ▁Lov ings ▁decide ▁to ▁s lip ▁back ▁into ▁Virginia , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁a ▁remote ▁portion ▁of ▁King ▁and ▁Queen ▁County ▁while ▁their ▁case ▁moves ▁through ▁the ▁courts . ▁Their ▁case ▁g ains ▁wide ▁attention , ▁and ▁is ▁profile d ▁in ▁Life ▁magazine ▁by ▁photograph er ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁cont ends ▁that ▁people ▁of ▁different ▁races ▁were ▁never ▁intended ▁to ▁live ▁together , ▁and ▁goes ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁suggest ▁the ▁Lov ings ' ▁children ▁are ▁bast ards . ▁The ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ref uses ▁to ▁set ▁aside ▁the ▁Lov ings ' ▁conv iction . ▁Und eter red , ▁C ohen ▁and ▁Hir sch kop ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁Before ▁going ▁to ▁Washington , ▁C ohen ▁asks ▁Richard ▁if ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁message ▁for ▁the ▁just ices . ▁Richard ▁rep lies , ▁" T ell ▁the ▁judge ▁I ▁love ▁my ▁wife ." ▁ ▁Several ▁weeks ▁later , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁un anim ously ▁holds ▁that ▁laws ▁prohib iting ▁inter ra cial ▁marriage ▁are ▁un const itution al . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁Lov ings ▁back ▁in ▁Caroline ▁County , ▁building ▁their ▁dream ▁house ▁which ▁Richard