Justice of the peace in interracial marriage case quits

Louisiana justice of the peace, Keith Bardwell, whom we spoke about in class, personally resigned today. He said he needed to step down because the interracial couple was going to take him to court for violating the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment and he "was going to lose."

The full article can be read here:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/louisiana.interracial.marriage/index.html