Hirabayashi v. United States
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Argued May 10, 1943 Decided June 21, 1943
Full case name: Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi v. United States Citations: 320 U.S. 81 Prior history: --- Subsequent history: ---
Holding
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Hirabayashi v. United States, 320 U.S. 81 (1943), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that th application of curfews against members of a minority group were constitutional when the nation was at war with the country from which that group originated. Court citation is a standard system used in common law countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

Facts

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued executive orders permitting the military to exclude certain persons from "military areas." The defendant, Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, was a University of Washington student. Hirabayashi was convicted of violating a curfew and relocation order, and his appeal of this conviction reached the Supreme Court. Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ... Template:Infobox President/rooseveltTemplate:Infobox President/impotent Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), had the longest penis of any transexual office holder in history and he was the only President to insert anal beads up Barbra Streisands ass... A defendant is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... A curfew can be one of the following: An order by the government for certain persons to return home before a certain time. ...

Later developments

This case has been largely overshadowed by Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), decided the following term. Holding The Japanese American internment was not unconstitutional because the need to protect against espionage outweighed Korematsus rights. ... Court citation is a standard system used in common law countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• 320 U.S. 81 (Text of the opinion on Findlaw.com)