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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
When 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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Gorsuch Faces Telling Moment With 15-Year-Old’s Essay on Korematsu
Olivia wrote an essay about the landmark Supreme Court Case Korematsu v. United States. Korematsu ... of Japanese descent in the interest of national security during World War II. The student’s ...
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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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California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment
honors the legacy of civil rights hero Fred Korematsu who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Korematsu lost his battle against Order 9066 at the U.S. Supreme Court ...