The Supreme Court was wrong today in upholding the Muslim Travel Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court was wrong today in upholding the Muslim Travel Ban in its 5-4 decision. However, the Court in its decision repudiates Korematsu v. U.S. as “gravely wrong the day it was decided, has been overruled in the court of history, and-to be clear-“has no place in law under the Constitution.” A full ...
Peter Irons: ‘Supreme Court’s travel ban ruling must not repeat errors of Japanese internment’
The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by Prof. Peter Irons in its June 13, 2018, edition. Prof. Irons is the author of “Justice at War: The Story of the Japanese American Internment Cases.” A member of the Supreme Court bar, he represented Fred Korematsu and Gordon Hirabayashi in the successful suits to vacate their wartime ...
Dale Minami on WCLV in Cleveland
After The City Club event, Dale Minami sat down with WCLV 104.9 public television to discuss the long term implications of Korematsu v. United States and how to avoid repeating history. Watch the video.
And Then They Came for Us Film Wins ABA Silver Gavel Award
UPDATE 5/23/18: The American Bar Association awarded And Then They Came for Us the Silver Gavel award in the Documentary category! The ABA Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts recognizes outstanding work in media and the arts that fosters the public’s understanding of law and the legal system. A committee composed of 45 ...
Dale Minami on #StopRepeatingHistory at The City Club of Cleveland
Featured photo by Dan Moulthrop @danmoulthrop Today, @DaleMinami discusses America's complicated history of civil rights and the Korematsu vs. U.S. #SCOTUS case. Follow #CityClub, or watch the forum live on our homepage at https://t.co/1N1RB4fiCn. — The City Club of CLE (@TheCityClub) May 23, 2018 “It’s important to note that when Asian Americans started coming in ...
