▁ra id ▁M ild red ' s ▁home ▁and ▁arrest ▁the ▁Lov ings . ▁When ▁Richard ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁license , ▁Sher iff ▁Bro oks ▁cur t ly ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁valid ity ▁in ▁Virginia ▁and ▁ha uls ▁them ▁both ▁to ▁j ail . ▁ ▁They ▁ple ad ▁guilty ▁to ▁breaking ▁the ▁anti - m isce gen ation ▁law ▁and ▁are ▁sent enced ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁prison . ▁However , ▁the ▁judge ▁susp ends ▁the ▁sentence , ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁they ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁Virginia ▁together ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁Lov ings ▁move ▁to ▁Washington ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁M ild red . ▁They ▁briefly ▁return ▁to ▁Caroline ▁County ▁so ▁their ▁first ▁child , ▁Sid ney , ▁can ▁be ▁delivered ▁by ▁Richard ' s ▁mother , ▁a ▁mid w ife . ▁Arr ested ▁again , ▁they ▁are ▁cleared ▁when ▁their ▁lawyer ▁inform s ▁the ▁judge ▁he ▁err one ously ▁ad vised ▁them ▁they ▁could ▁return . ▁ ▁M ild red ▁and ▁Richard ▁have ▁two ▁other ▁children ▁together , ▁Donald ▁and ▁Peg gy . ▁However , ▁M ild red ▁grows ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁being ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁her ▁fr ustration ▁grows ▁when ▁she ▁watch es ▁the ▁March ▁on ▁Washington . ▁She ▁writes ▁to ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁for ▁help . ▁Kennedy ▁refers ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union . ▁Law yer ▁Bernard ▁S . ▁C ohen ▁takes ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁conf ers ▁with