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Published on Mar 16, 2016

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KOREMATSU V USA

BY BRIAN BROWN

Imagine
The usa and Mexico go to war and so in panic the U.S. Puts all Hispanic persons in camps then later you bring up charges saying it was unconstitutional to do so you lose 6-3 partly due to with held evidence stating that they had no evidence of Hispanic spies

Background
Bombing of Pearl Harbor spreads mass panic and paranoia causing wide spread prejudice of even american born japenese citizens

Constitutional issue
The exclusion of japenese citizens and internment

Court decision
The court voted 6-3 in favor of it being constitutional partly attributed to with held information