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In its ruling in Loving v. Virginia, how did the Court address the long-standing distinction in U.S. constitutional law between civil rights and social equality? In implying here that the Constitution prohibits only "invidious" racial classifications, not all racial classifications, how did the Court distinguish between the two types? What is the constitutional basis for the Court's affirmation in this case that marriage is a fundamental civil right, and what are the further implications? How important is this ruling for the prospects for interracial reconciliation in the United States?

Is the Court's ruling in Loving on the constitutional status of racial classifications consistent or inconsistent with its rulings in Brown v. Board of Education and Grutter v. Bollinger? Do you think it was necessary for congress to make a law, Defense Marriage Act 2022 (The President signed it into law on December 13, 2022) since the supreme court ruled on this in 1967?