Coram Nobis Litigation Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-405

DESCRIPTION

The Coram Nobis Litigation Collection contains documents related to the reconsideration of three cases of Japanese Americans who challenged the exclusion orders or curfew that reached the Supreme Court in the 1940s: Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Min Yasui.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1940s-1980s

BULK UNIT DATE

1940s-1980s

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Jerry Kang, Densho

RIGHTS

Public Domain Mark
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

40 Objects

Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-1)
doc Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-1)
The petition for writ of error coram nobis in the case of Fred Toyoaburo Korematsu v. United States of America. US District Court of Northern California. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-1/
Table of Exhibits for Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-2)
doc Table of Exhibits for Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-2)
The cover page and table of exhibits for the petition for writ of error coram nobis in the case of Fred Toyoaburo Korematsu v. United States of America. US District Court of Northern California. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-2/
Coram Nobis Exhibit A (ddr-densho-405-3)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit A (ddr-densho-405-3)
Memo from Edward J. Ennis to Charles Fahy regarding United States v. Hirabayashi, Yasui, and Korematsu. This document was Exhibit A in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-3/
Coram Nobis Exhibit B (ddr-densho-405-4)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit B (ddr-densho-405-4)
Memo from Edward J. Ennis to Herbert Wechsler regarding Korematsu v. United States. This document was Exhibit B in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-4/
Coram Nobis Exhibit C (ddr-densho-405-5)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit C (ddr-densho-405-5)
Letter from John L. DeWitt to John McCloy regarding copies of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit C in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-5/
Coram Nobis Exhibit D (ddr-densho-405-6)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit D (ddr-densho-405-6)
Excerpts from the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit D in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-6/
Coram Nobis Exhibit E (ddr-densho-405-7)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit E (ddr-densho-405-7)
Transcript from a phone conversation betweel Col. Karl Bendetsen and John McCloy regarding the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit E in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-7/
Coram Nobis Exhibit F (ddr-densho-405-8)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit F (ddr-densho-405-8)
Memo regarding notes on conferences with John McCloy. This document was Exhibit F in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-8/
Coram Nobis Exhibit G (ddr-densho-405-9)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit G (ddr-densho-405-9)
Suggested changes to the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit G in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-9/
Coram Nobis Exhibit H (ddr-densho-405-10)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit H (ddr-densho-405-10)
Telegram regarding changes to the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit H in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-10/

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