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On This Day in 1944, the Supreme Court Upheld the Executive Order That Incarcerated Over 120,000 Japanese Americans During World War II
W hen the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Korematsu v. United States on December 18, 1944, it had been over two and a half years since Fred Korematsu was arrested in San Leandro ...
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One of the Supreme Court's Most Infamous Cases Is as Relevant as Ever
Eighty years ago, Korematsu v. United States upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The racism and hysteria that fueled that decision are still with us today. On December 18th ...
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Posner’s ‘Common Sense’
Ditto for Korematsu v. United States (1944), which upheld an executive order by FDR that forced Japanese-Americans into internment camps. Yeah, the executive order proved “to have been mistaken ...
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California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment
California on Thursday is observing Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, remembering the shipyard ...
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Rep. Maloy and Colleagues Introduce Legislation Honoring Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu
Congresswoman Celeste Maloy joined Representatives Mark Takano (CA-39), Vince Fong (CA-20), and Young Kim (CA-40) in introducing The Fred Korematsu Congressional… Login to continue reading Login Sign ...