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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Korematsu is the name of the SCOTUS case that allowed for the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2.

Since then it's widely been viewed as a terrible and deeply shameful decision and is taught in law schools as a textbook example of how SCOTUS power can go badly wrong, especially during times of war.

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