Yasui v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Impact_on_Japanese_American_community
Legal_defeat_for_Yasui
Yasui's_conviction_for_violating_curfew
Reevaluated_in_light_of_modern_civil_rights_standards
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal case
No. 1
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Unanimous decision
Constitutional rights can be limited during wartime
Set precedent for future cases involving civil liberties
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1943-04-21
gptkbp:historical_analysis Debate on civil liberties vs. national security
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II_internment_camps
Analyzed_in_historical_context_of_WWII
gptkbp:historicalEvent Part_of_a_series_of_cases_regarding_Japanese_internment
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Reviewed in context of civil rights history
Symbol of wartime injustice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yasui v. United States
gptkbp:impact Increased awareness of civil rights issues
gptkbp:influencedBy Public_sentiment_during_WWII
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Minoru_Yasui
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
Affirmed
Constitutional law
Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_decisions
gptkbp:legal_representation Critique of wartime legal decisions
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
320 U.S. 115 (1943)
Established precedent for wartime powers
Part of the legal framework for wartime actions
Constitutionality_of_internment_of_Japanese_Americans
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Executive_Order_9066
gptkb:Civil_Liberties_Act_of_1988
gptkbp:notableFeature Documented in legal archives
Analyzed in law schools
Example of judicial failure
Highlighted issues of racial discrimination
Relevant to discussions on civil rights today
gptkbp:occursAnnually Post-war legal analysis
gptkbp:outcome Conviction upheld
gptkbp:precedent Civil liberties during wartime
gptkbp:publicAccess Mixed reactions from the public
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Korematsu_v._United_States
Implications for future civil rights cases
gptkbp:significance Impact_on_Japanese_American_rights
gptkbp:team Legacy of injustice during wartime