The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which led to the internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. The case centered on Fred Korematsu, a U.S.-born citizen who resisted the internment order. The ruling marked a dark moment in civil liberties jurisprudence.
Though not directly involving African Americans, this case is significant in civil rights law and is frequently cited alongside cases that challenged racial discrimination, including those impacting Black Americans. It underscored how race and national origin could be used to justify government overreach — a theme that civil rights leaders like Thurgood Marshall later fought against.
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