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- Facts and Case Summary — Korematsu v. U. S. - United States Courts
The Supreme Court ruled that the evacuation order violated by Korematsu was valid, and it was not necessary to address the constitutional racial discrimination issues in this case
- Korematsu v. United States | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
United States, legal case in which the U S Supreme Court, on December 18, 1944, upheld (6–3) the conviction of Fred Korematsu—a son of Japanese immigrants who was born in Oakland, California—for having violated an exclusion order requiring him to submit to forced relocation during World War II
- Korematsu v. United States - Wikipedia
Korematsu argued that Executive Order 9066 violated the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and was thus unconstitutional The Fifth Amendment was selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack of federal protections in the Fourteenth Amendment
- Korematsu v. United States | Oyez
In response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, the U S government decided to require Japanese-Americans to move into relocation camps as a matter of national security President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in February 1942, two months after Pearl Harbor
- Korematsu v. United States - The National WWII Museum
Fred Korematsu died in 2005, but every year on January 30 (his birthday), several states recognize his work and sacrifice on Korematsu Day, and 80 years later, the case still serves as a reminder of the need to protect civil liberties even during times of insecurity
- Korematsu v. United States (1944) - Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court
Korematsu did not believe his arrest was fair He challenged his conviction in the courts saying that Congress, the president, and the military authorities did not have the power to issue the relocation orders, and that he was being discriminated against based on his race
- Korematsu v. United States | Constitution Center
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese-American citizen who refused to relocate to one of the detention camps created during World War II by executive order specifically created to detain Japanese Americans
- Korematsu v. United States Definition - AP US History Key Term | Fiveable
Korematsu v United States was a landmark Supreme Court case decided in 1944 that upheld the government's decision to intern Japanese Americans during World War II
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