In the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States, the government said that the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to Korematsu because he was Japanese. could be waived in a time of emergency such as war. was null and void until after the end of the war. protected Korematsu from military obligations.

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Phoenix Curtis

29 December, 23:44

In the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States, the government said that the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to Korematsu because he was Japanese. could be waived in a time of emergency such as war. was null and void until after the end of the war. protected Korematsu from military obligations.

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In the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States, the government said that the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to Korematsu because the amendment " could be waived in a time of emergency such as war." This still led to an outpouring of rage by many Japanese Americans who were forced into camps.