Saturday, April 11, 2009

Korematsu v United States (1944)

Executive Order 9066- subsequent exclusion order of Japanese persons

Majority Opinon: Black, joined by Stone, Reed, Douglas, Rutledge, Frankfurter.

Dissent: Roberts, Murphy, Jackson

Constitutional
Valid exercise of war power and commander-in-chief power in concert with necessary and proper clause.

Dissenting Opinion- Murphy dismissed the decision as stepping into "the ugly abyss of racism."

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