Korematsu v. United States

( 1944 ) Commentary by Tom Lansford, University of Southern Mississippi

Questions for Further Study

1. What three actions were Japanese Americans required to take as a result of Executive Order 9066?
2. What were Korematsu's main claims in challenging the executive order? How did Black respond to those contentions?
3. What were the most significant points from the case Hirabayashi v. United States that served as a precedent for the Korematsu decision?
4. What were the main arguments that Justice Black made in justifying the use of internment camps?

Hugo Black (Library of Congress)

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