Korematsu

Nonetheless, the decision in Korematsu is widely decried.

Is That Legal?: January 2008 Archives 2008

Nonetheless, the decision in Korematsu is widely decried.

Is That Legal?: A Troubling Partial Rehabilitation of Korematsu v. United States 2008

Nonetheless, the decision in Korematsu is widely decried.

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Eric certainly knows a lot more than I do about the facts and the decisionmakers in Korematsu, which is one reason I'm so happy to be guest blogging here.

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Eric certainly knows a lot more than I do about the facts and the decisionmakers in Korematsu, which is one reason I'm so happy to be guest blogging here.

Is That Legal?: Who's to Blame? 2006

True, today that episode is viewed with shame by most Americans, but remember that at the time it was supported by a “liberal” administration and upheld by the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. U.S.

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So you have ample room to reverse these recent idiotic decisions and still say Korematsu is bad law.

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Remember that in Korematsu v. United States, decided in 1944, Justice Roberts called them "concentration camps," a phrase for which Justice Black took him to task.

Is That Legal?: April 2008 Archives 2008

Remember that in Korematsu v. United States, decided in 1944, Justice Roberts called them "concentration camps," a phrase for which Justice Black took him to task.

Is That Legal?: Some Thoughts About The Phrase "Concentration Camp" 2008

Is this ex post perspective -- which Justice Black's majority opinion in Korematsu refers to as the "calm perspective of hindsight" -- the proper perspective from which to determine the validity of military orders in response to perceived emergencies?

Is That Legal?: A Troubling Partial Rehabilitation of Korematsu v. United States 2008