June 21, 1943

injustice

Hirabayashi v. United States Decided

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the wartime curfew imposed on Japanese Americans; Gordon Hirabayashi's conviction was vacated in 1986-87 after suppressed evidence came to light. (Shares June 21 with Yasui v. United States.)

Sources

  1. encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Hirabayashi_v._United_States
  2. supreme.justia.com supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/320/81

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