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Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Hector Ayon, John Zimmerman

Background

Background

Korematsu

  • living in Oakland when arrested
  • Parents are from japan
  • Parents turned themselves in
  • He got plastic surgery

Korematsu

What happened

  • Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941
  • FDR signed a bill to relocate Japanese Americans.
  • Korematsu decided to stay put
  • He was arrested and convicted for violating the order

What Happened

Case

Arguments

  • Korematsu argues order 9066 violated his 5th amendment
  • U.S. argued that Korematsu violated military orders
  • U.S military beloved Japaneses-Americans loyalties where with japan
  • U.S. also argued it was to protect the west coast

Arguments

Result of Case

  • Supreme court upheld his conviction
  • Korematsu violated orders.
  • Korematsu ended up in an internment camp
  • 1983 decision was overruled

Results of case

Our opinions

Our Opinions

Disagree

  • Most were U.S. citizens
  • U.S. has a duty to protect Citizens
  • The U.S. did what germans did we just treated them better

Disagree

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