With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), they filed suit to overturn the law. They moved to Washington, DC, but wanted to return to their home state. The Lovings were criminally charged with interracial marriage under a Virginia statute banning such marriages, and were forced to leave the state to avoid being jailed. Their marriage has been the subject of three movies, including the 2016 drama Loving, and several songs. Mildred Delores Loving (née Jeter J– May 2, 2008) and her husband Richard Perry Loving (Octo– June 29, 1975) were an American married couple who were the plaintiffs in the landmark U.S.