3. In Korematsu v. United States (1944), Justice Hugo Black cited several reasons why the internment of Japanese America
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3. In Korematsu v. United States (1944), Justice Hugo Black
cited several reasons why the internment of Japanese Americans was
permissible under the Constitution. Identify any *two* of these
reasons by quoting his opinion on p. 160-161 of the book. Then read
Justice Frank Murphy’s bitter dissent in this case, which appears
on p. 161-162. On what basis does he object to the internment? Are
his reasons legal, political, or both? Explain.
cited several reasons why the internment of Japanese Americans was
permissible under the Constitution. Identify any *two* of these
reasons by quoting his opinion on p. 160-161 of the book. Then read
Justice Frank Murphy’s bitter dissent in this case, which appears
on p. 161-162. On what basis does he object to the internment? Are
his reasons legal, political, or both? Explain.