Join Friends of Minidoka, Minidoka National Historic Site, and community partners for the 2025 Civil Liberties Symposium, The Coram Nobis Cases: Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu, and Minoru Yasui

Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu, and Minoru Yasui resisted the unjust orders that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, and the Supreme Court, holding those orders constitutional, affirmed their convictions. Forty years later, Hirabayashi, Korematsu, and Yasui reopened their cases based on proof that the government lied to the Court. Learn about these landmark cases and the overturning of their criminal convictions for their wartime civil disobedience. Kathryn Bannai, Lorraine Bannai, and Peggy Nagae, attorneys from the three legal teams, will discuss their cases with students and faculty. Discussion moderated by Betty Richardson.

Private event for U of I law students and faculty. Check back for more information.

Thank you to our partners and supporters: Minidoka National Historic Site, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, Boise State University School of Public Service, College of Idaho, University of Idaho College of Law, The Community Library, Idaho State Bar Diversity Committee, American Association of University Women Boise Chapter, Boise State Public Radio, Mellon Foundation, Paul and Laurie Ahern.

Photo courtesy of Lorraine Bannai.