Today in Supreme Court History: August 11, 1942

8/11/1942: General John DeWitt, Commander of Western Defense Command, issues exclusion order. The Supreme Court held this order was constitutional in Korematsu v. United States.

Comments

[Dan Schiavetta]

Fowler v. Adams, 400 U.S. 1205 (decided August 11, 1970): Black allows Florida candidate for U.S. House to be on ballot even though he refused to pay the $2,125 statutory fee on the grounds that a state cannot set qualifications for federal office; not enough time for the Court to weigh in before the election, and if the fee is upheld Florida can get the $ from him later (I don't think this issue was ever resolved)

Brennan v. U.S. Postal Service, 439 U.S. 1345 (decided August 11, 1978): Marshall refuses to stay conviction based on violation of Private Express Statutes; does not believe that the Court would agree with applicants (who operated a private letter delivery service) that the Postal Service was an illegal monopoly

[bernard11]

Hey. It's Thursday.

Where's the open thread?

[Mr. Bumble]

Maybe the DOJ should issue a warrant to search VC for the missing day?

[Bob from Ohio]

Bernard can be the spy, I mean informant.

[Dissojudge]

Aww, it would have really been nice had you posted a picture of General John DeWitt along with your post about his posting of the exclusion order that ultimately was upheld in Korematsu.

Pictures are worth 1,000 words, and doubly so when they’re of persons or things we haven’t all seen before. Please resume posting pictures with each Today in Supreme Court History post.
Thank you.