13. read the passage and answer the question that follows.
in 1959, a virginia court sentenced a married couple, mildred and richard loving, for
violating a law that prohibited marriage between african americans and whites, a sentence
later upheld by the supreme court of appeals of virginia. the couple then appealed to the
united states supreme court. in its 1967 decision in loving v. virginia, the supreme court
ruled that the virginia law violated the fourteenth amendment's provisions against racial
discrimination and was therefore unconstitutional.
what provision of the fourteenth amendment did the supreme court apply in this case?
a. majority rule
b. habeas corpus
c. equal protection
d. freedom of religion