KOREMATSU VERSUS US

Seventy-five years ago, the Supreme Court issued one of its most controversial decisions--in Korematsu v. United States--upholding the conviction of Fred Korematsu who refused to report to an assembly center during the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. What were the events that led up to the relocation of approximately 120,000 immigrants and citizens? How and why did the Court decide the way it did? Could it happen again?

Three legal experts--Nadine Strossen, Dean Hashimoto, and Ken Masugi--discuss the events leading up to the relocation and internment, the relevant court cases, and the legacy of Korematsu.

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2020 Anthem Film Festival
Winner: Best Best Libertarian Ideals, Short Documentary

00:00 - Opening
02:07 - Title Card
02:15 - Executive Order 9066
04:49 - Relocation Camps
06:59 - Camp conditions
08:38 - Fred Korematsu
10:00 - The Case Itself
14:24 - Court Opinions
17:26 - The Legal Significance
19:38 - Fallout
20:41 - Justice
21:34 - Korematsu Today
24:00 - End Credits

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Featuring:

New York Law School Professor and former ACLU President Nadine Strossen:
https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/faculty-...

Boston College of Law Associate Professor Dean Hashimoto:
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law...

Claremont Institute Senior Fellow Ken Masugi:
https://www.claremont.org/crb/contrib...

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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Related Links & Differing Views:

Oyez: Korematsu v. United States
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/...

The National Park Service: A Brief History of Japanese American Relocation During World War II
https://www.nps.gov/articles/historyi...

UCLA Asian Pacific American Law Journal: The Legacy of Korematsu v. United States: A Dangerous Narrative Retold
https://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/...
Law & Liberty: Lessons from the WW II Japanese Relocation
https://www.lawliberty.org/2013/05/08...

Relocation Reconsidered, Courtesy of Donald Trump
https://www.claremont.org/crb/basicpa...

TIME: The WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans Stretched Beyond U.S. Borders
https://time.com/5743555/wwii-incarce...

B.C. Third World L.J.: Introduction: Praising With Faint Damnation --The Troubling Rehabilitation of Korematsu
http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/v...
Forbes: George Takei’s Family’s Japanese American Internment Nightmare
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartan...

New York Times: Rounding Up Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/01/bo...

American Greatness: Concentration Camps, Again?
https://amgreatness.com/2019/08/10/co...