November 10, 1983

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Fred Korematsu's Conviction Vacated

Federal judge Marilyn Hall Patel vacated Fred Korematsu's 1942 conviction in a coram nobis proceeding after evidence showed the government had suppressed intelligence contradicting its 'military necessity' claims.

Sources

  1. encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Coram_nobis_cases
  2. archives.gov archives.gov/san-francisco/highlights/korematsu