Legal cases/coram nobis cases

Coram nobis cases refer to the 1980s attempt to reverse the World War II-era convictions of Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu and Minoru Yasui, who challenged the constitutionality of the curfew and exclusion orders. The Supreme Court had upheld their convictions on the basis of military necessity. In the early 1980s, researcher Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig and legal historian Peter Irons discovered declassified documents verifying that the government had withheld information showing that there was no military necessity in the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans. Soon after, legal teams were assembled and identical coram nobis petitions were filed in three separate federal district courts on behalf of Hirabayashi, Korematsu, and Yasui. All three wartime convictions were subsequently vacated.

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img Gordon Hirabayashi talks press before the first day of trial against the U.S. government (ddr-csujad-52-39)

Caption under image reads, "HEADING FOR COURT--Gordon Hirabayashi talks to reporters Monday on his way to the Federal Courthouse in Seattle for the first day of a trial in which he seeks to prove the U.S. government suppressed, destroyed and altered evidence attesting to the loyalty of Japanese-Americans in order to justify their wartime internment." See …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-52-39/

img Hannah Tomiko Holmes speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles about a lawsuit seeking reparations (ddr-csujad-52-34)

Caption next to image reads, "LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST U.S.--Hannah Tomiko Holmes, a Japanese-American who was interned at Manzanar, speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles Wednesday during which it was announced that a lawsuit had been filed against the United States government by a group of Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II. The …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-52-34/

doc Speech by Morio L. Fukuto, Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, to the Poston II reunion, August 29, 1987 (ddr-csujad-55-1872)

Transcription of a speech given by Morio Fukuto at the Poston II Reunion. Covers the reunion theme of paying tribute to the issei, discriminatory citizenship laws, history of prejudice towards Japanese in the United States, history of Japanese farmers in California, attitudes towards nisei, and the coram nobis movement. See this object in the California State …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1872/

doc Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent (ddr-csujad-55-2001)

Proceedings from the petition of Fred Korematsu for writ of error coram nobis and the government's motion to vacate conviction and dismiss indictment of Korematsu before the honorable Marilyn Hall Patel. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2104

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2001/

doc Memorandum for the Solicitor General, Re: Japanese Brief (ddr-densho-67-68)

Memo to the Solicitor General from Edward J. Ennis about an article written by Lt. Com. K. D. Ringle. Pg. 1: Ennis summarizes the article, which states that the Japanese are loyal, thus internment should have been on an individual basis. Pg. 2: Ringle's views are shared by the Navy, who thinks that evacuation was handled …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-68/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 6 (February 8, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-6)

Selected article titles: "Nisei hopes for U.S.-Japan ties told to new envoy Masaoka confers with MacArthur II, newly U.S. ambassador to Japan" (p. 1); "See boost in Japan quota of immigrants" (p. 1); "Masaoka to speak at Philadelphia fete" (p. 1); "JACL urges early enactment of civil rights bill this session" (p. 1); "College Scholarship plus …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-6/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 17 (October 22, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-42)

Selected article titles: "Goldberg Says Writ of Coram Nobis Would Be 'Fruitless'" (pp. 1, 4), "Korean Students in S.F. Stage Protest Over Japan Textbooks" (p. 1), "Guest's Column: NCJAR Leader Reviews JACL Story" (p. 7), and "Nat'l Bd. Decides on Redress Budget, Aging & Retirement" (pp. 8-9, 12).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-54-42/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 15 (April 16, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-15)

Selected article titles: "Noguchi Appeals Suspension; JA Leaders Rally to Support Him" (pp. 1, 12), "Journalists Say Ignorance Is Source of U.S.-Japan Friction" (p. 1), "'Coram Nobis' to the the [sic] Supreme Court" (pp. 2, 5), and "Aging and Retirement: The Nisei Experience" (p. 7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-54-15/

img Pacific Citizen, Vol. 98, No. 22 (June 8, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-22)

Selected article titles: "Pathetic Hordes, Inscrutable Fiends: News media, Hollywood revive slurs" (p. 1), "Candidates for JACL national office announced" (p. 1), "Memorial to internees of WW2 center defaced" (p. 1), "Legal maneuvering begins on Hirabayashi coram nobis case: 'challenge of the century'" (p. 2), Landmark dedicated to Issei 'Grape King'" (p. 2), "A Visit to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-56-22/

img Pacific Citizen, Vol. 98, No. 25 (June 19, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-25)

Selected article titles: "Congress hears testimony from former internees" (p. 1), "Conflicting stories heard in Chin trial" (p. 1), "Fighting Sexual Harassment Against Asian Women" (p. 2), "New housing project accepting applications from Nikkei seniors" (p. 3), "Coram Nobis Cases" (p. 5), "Kinoshita and Shimoura tie for JACLer of the Biennium" (p. 7), "Legislative counsel is …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-56-25/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 10 (September 5, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-35)

Edition contains Scholarship Supplement, A-D, between pages 4 and 5. Selected article titles: "'Little Girl in Picture' Nets House Co-Sponsor" (p. 1), "NCJAR Asks Supreme Court to Review Suit" (pp. 1, 7), "East Wind: Meanwhile, Up in Canada" (p. 4), and "Preventive Measures Urged to Curb Violence" (p. 7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-35/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 8 (February 28, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-8)

Selected article titles: "JA Court Challenges Recalled" (pp. 1, 5), "San Francisco Screening of 'Yankee Samurai' to Benefit Go For Broke, Inc." (pp. 1, 4), "East Wind: The Japanese Rockettes" (p. 4), and "From the Frying Pan: No Racial Epithets" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-8/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 21 (November 21, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-46)

Selected article titles: "Min Yasui Dies at 70; Services Held in Denver" (pp. 1, 8), "Monetary Damages Sought: Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments on NCJAR Suit" (pp. 1, 3), "Coram Nobis Attorney Says Yasui Appeal Will Continue" (p. 1), and "Min Yasui: A Lifetime of Fighting for Justice" (pp. 5-7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-46/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 4 (January 31, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-4)

Selected article titles: "Onizuka Killed in Space Shuttle Disaster" (p. 1), "Judges Overturn Dismissal of NCJAR Suit" (pp. 1, 5), and "Little Tokyo Tenants Protest Evictions" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-4/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 5 (February 7, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-5)

Selected article titles: "Astronaut's Death Mourned" (pp. 1, 12), "Onizuka's Message to Youth" (p. 4), "East Wind: The Saga of War Orphans" (pp. 4-5), and "Reactions to Ruling on NCJAR Suit" (p. 9).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-5/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 22 (November 28, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-47)

Selected article titles: "Justice Scalia May Not Hear NCJAR Case" (pp. 1, 8), "Exclusive Rights to JAs' Stories Raise Questions" (pp. 1, 8), "Stanford Looks at Possible Anti-Asian Admissions Bias" (p. 2), and "East Wind: The Pearl Harbor Syndrome" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-47/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 2 (July 10-17, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-27)

Selected article titles: "Houston Judge Rejects Claim of Discrimination" (pp. 1-2), "Bork's Nomination Seen as Threat to Class Action Suit" (p. 1), "Yasui Family Requests Court to Review Coram Nobis Case" (p. 1), and "Survey Underway: How Charitable Are Asian Americans?" (pp. 3, 7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-59-27/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 10 (October 2, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-35)

Selected article titles: "AAJA Convention Has 'Write' Stuff" (pp. 1, 3, 8), "Coram Nobis Case: Court Overturns Wartime Convictions" (pp. 1, 6), "Reese Article Calls Redress Issue a Second Attack on Pearl Harbor" (p. 4), and "The Mountainous Ordeal of Passing Redress" (pp. 5-7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-59-35/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 12 (October 16, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-37)

Selected article titles: "On 'Japanese Americans & the U.S. Constitution'" (pp. 1-2), "JACL Director Responds: California Releases UCB Report" (pp. 1, 6), "Supreme Court Denies Latest Bid in Yasui Case" (pp. 1, 5), and "Editorial of the Pacific Citizen: After H.R. 442: Action Alert" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-59-37/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 11 (October 9, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-36)

Selected article titles: "Nikkei Crowd Jams Smithsonian Exhibit" (pp. 1, 6), "JACL Says Redress Now, Bork Later" (pp. 1, 8), "Yasui Coram Nobis Update" (pp. 3, 8), and "'Asian Americans and the Death of the Constitution'" (pp. 5-6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-59-36/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 6 (September 8, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-31)

Selected article titles: "Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee: So. Calif. JACLers Throw Spotlights on Nisei WWII Draft Resistance Movement" (pp. 1, 10, 12), "Initial Redress Notices Being Mailed to Those Aged 90 and Up" (pp. 1, 10), "Portland Memorial Garden Project Gains Momentum" (p. 3), and "350 Outstanding Students Across Nation Apply: Profiles: National JACL Scholarship …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-61-31/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 113, No. 18 [November 29, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-43)

Select article titles: "Developments in Phoenix murder case: Four men charged in case are dismissed" (p. 1), "Asian American leaders meet to discuss communication" (p. 1), "The Rap on Ice: Rapper Ice Cube's latest album has rocked the world because of what many consider to be racist lyrics" (p. 1), "Handling hate crimes" (p. 1), "Manzanar …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-63-43/

img Outside of the courthouse during Gordon Hirabayashi's hearing (ddr-densho-10-70)

The hearing was held in Seattle, Washington in front of Judge Donald S. Voorhees.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-70/

img Gordon Hirabayashi being interviewed outside the courthouse (ddr-densho-10-75)

The hearing was held in Seattle, Washington in front of Judge Donald S. Voorhees.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-75/

img Interview outside of the courthouse during Gordon Hirabayashi's hearing (ddr-densho-10-71)

The hearing was held in Seattle, Washington in front of Judge Donald S. Voorhees.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-71/