What was the ruling in Korematsu v. United States? What was its immediate impact, and what has been its legacy?
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What was the ruling in Korematsu v. United States? What was its immediate impact, and what has been its legacy?
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Korematsu v. United States was a supreme court case related to the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War. The case saw Fred Korematsu, a resident of San Leandro, CA, suing the federal government over the constitutionality of Japanese American internment. The court ruled against Korematsu, leading to the continuation of the Japanese American internment program. The ruling would go on to become the basis for future unlawful detainments during the McCarthy era, but by the 1980s many viewed the ruling as an overreach of government power, with the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians concluding that Korematsu "lies overruled in the court of history."
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Korematsu v. United States was a supreme court case related to the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War. The case saw Fred Korematsu, a resident of San Leandro, CA, suing the federal government over the constitutionality of Japanese American internment. The court ruled against Korematsu, leading to the continuation of the Japanese American internment program. The ruling would go on to become the basis for future unlawful detainments during the McCarthy era, but by the 1980s many viewed the ruling as an overreach of government power, with the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians concluding that Korematsu "lies overruled in the court of history."</s>
