#OTD January 30
Fred Korematsu Day
Korematsu challenged his own government for imprisoning citizens without due process. History reminds us that temporary powers rarely end on their own, and always require resistance.
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#history #civilrights #korematsu
This Court has no philosophy other than monarchy. They respect neither existing law nor public opinion. They are willing to set aside statute, precedent, and the plain meaning of the Constitution if that’s what’s needed to further their goal of establishing a unitary and autocratic Executive.
Roberts once declared that “#Korematsu was wrong the day it was decided”. At exactly what point did he change his mind on that?
@lisagetspolitik
This is SCOTUS right now, and also a whole lot of SCOTUS's from yesteryear.
#DredScott
#Korematsu
#PlessyvFerguson
#BuckvBell
#BushvGore
#CitizensUnited
#BowersvHardwick
There are many, many more but I just got tired of typing hashtags. See Legacy Museum, Montgomery, Ala., for a more complete list of crap decisions
You would think at some point a court would question the factual or rational basis for his actions. Like his claim that tariffs on Canadian imports are required for national security reasons.
"Claiming the United States was being invaded by a Venezuelan gang, President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority that allows the president broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up mass deportations of people — potentially pushing his promised crackdown on immigration into higher gear.
"The act was last used as part of the internment of Japanese-American civilians during World War II and has only been used two other times in American history, during World War I and the War of 1812"
https://apnews.com/article/trump-aclu-deportations-venezuelans-b2566f05b10bf1cde1caf467a3b001cc
A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out deportations under a sweeping 18th century law that the president invoked just hours earlier to speed removal of Venezuelan gang members from the United States. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said he needed to issue his order immediately because the government already was flying migrants it claimed were newly deportable under Trump’s proclamation to be incarcerated in El Salvador and Honduras. Earlier, Trump claimed the Tren de Aragua gang was invading the United States and invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority.
Does Justice Amy Coney Barrett think the #DredScott or #Korematsu case turned the temperature up or down?
And why or why not?
Inquiring minds want to know.
At its annual spring symposium on Jan. 28, the Asian American Law Journal at Berkeley Law commemorated the 40th anniversary of the coram nobis case overturning Korematsu v. United States. The event examined Korematsu’s importance, historical context, and ongoing pertinence in the face of global threats to civil rights.
Asian American Law Journal Editors-in-Chief Diana Lee ’23 and Kristen Smith ’23 contributed to this report.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/history-lesson-journal-symposium-highlights-past-impact-present-relevance-of-nullifying-korematsu/
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