· San Francisco, California

Fred Korematsu's Conviction Vacated

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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.

Communities
  • Japanese American
Topics
  • incarceration
  • redress
Event type
  • court case

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