Questions and Answers for Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States
What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu vs. United States?
In this case, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II was constitutional. In this case, the Court said that any actions...
Korematsu v. United States
In Korematsu vs. United States, what were the arguments that Japanese internment camps were constitutional?
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that the internment of the Americans of Japanese descent (or at least their removal from the West Coast) was legal. It did so on the grounds of military...