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- Critical Race Judgments
- Critical Race Judgments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Advisory Committee
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 347 U.S. 483 (1954)BROWN et al.
- Part I Membership and Inclusion
- 567 U.S. 387Supreme Court of the United States
- 130 U.S. 581Supreme Court of the United States
- 163 U.S. 537Supreme Court of the United States
- 323 U.S. 214Supreme Court of the United States
- 83 U.S. 36Supreme Court of the United States
- 392 U.S. 1Supreme Court of the United States
- 527 F. Supp. 229United States District Court, S.D. New York
- Part II Participation and Access
- Part III Property and Space
- Part IV Intimate Choice and Autonomy
- Part V Justice
323 U.S. 214Supreme Court of the United States
KOREMATSU v. UNITED STATESNo. 22
from Part I - Membership and Inclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2022
- Critical Race Judgments
- Critical Race Judgments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Advisory Committee
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 347 U.S. 483 (1954)BROWN et al.
- Part I Membership and Inclusion
- 567 U.S. 387Supreme Court of the United States
- 130 U.S. 581Supreme Court of the United States
- 163 U.S. 537Supreme Court of the United States
- 323 U.S. 214Supreme Court of the United States
- 83 U.S. 36Supreme Court of the United States
- 392 U.S. 1Supreme Court of the United States
- 527 F. Supp. 229United States District Court, S.D. New York
- Part II Participation and Access
- Part III Property and Space
- Part IV Intimate Choice and Autonomy
- Part V Justice
Summary
Mr. Chief Justice STONE1 delivered the opinion of the Court.
The petitioner, Fred Korematsu, was born in Alameda County, California, and is of Japanese ancestry. He is an American citizen by birth. United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1889). That his parents were born in Japan and, with the commencement of war, became formally classified as enemy aliens is of no moment in this case.2 No question has been raised as to petitioner’s loyalty to the United States.
Petitioner was convicted in a federal district court for remaining in San Leandro, California, a “military area,” contrary to Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34 of the Commanding General of the Western Command, U.S. Army, which directed that after May 9, 1942, all persons of Japanese ancestry should be excluded from that area.
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- Critical Race JudgmentsRewritten U.S. Court Opinions on Race and the Law, pp. 104 - 117Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022