Friends of Minidoka Joins Amicus Brief
Friends of Minidoka joined over 60 Japanese American organizations to file an amicus brief asking the court to fulfill its role and duty as an arbiter of constitutional law and ensure robust judicial review of executive actions and orders.
As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considers the case against Trump’s executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act, the Asian Law Caucus, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), and Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality have filed an amicus brief asking the court to fulfill its role and duty as an arbiter of constitutional law and ensure robust judicial review of executive actions and orders. The brief is filed on behalf of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and more than 60 Japanese American and Asian American organizations who are committed to sharing this history of the sweeping incarceration of Japanese American communities in order to prevent grave injustices today.
Read the full press release here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uyypAvQkVDlio_aUR1_zUpzqT5uIp71h65RhXHXGAiE/edit?usp=sharing
Read the full amicus brief here:
Read about Japanese American experiences under the Alien Enemy Act:
https://jacl.org/alien-enemies-act-stories
Additional amicus briefs:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/court-cases/amicus-brief-wmm-v-trump