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US SR47
Resolution
AI Summary
- Designates January 30, 2025, as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" to honor the civil rights activist born on that date in 1919
- Recognizes Korematsu's legal challenge to Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced imprisonment of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II
- Notes that Korematsu's 1944 Supreme Court conviction was overturned in 1983 after researchers discovered suppressed government documents showing intelligence agencies found no evidence of Japanese-American wrongdoing
- Seven states (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia, Arizona, New Jersey, and Michigan) have already designated January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day
- Encourages reflection on the importance of protecting civil liberties and justice during times of national emergency and uncertainty
Legislative Description
A resolution designating January 30, 2025, as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S525)
1/30/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/30/2025
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