On Thursday, Illinois and three other states are honoring Fred Korematsu, the late civil rights activist. Korematsu, a Japanese-American, was arrested for not relocating to an internment camp ...

Fred Korematsu, whose fight against internment led all the way to the Supreme Court — and who later warned of acting against groups due to their race or religion — is being honored by several ...

Fred Korematsu, 86, who unsuccessfully fought Japanese American internment camps during World War II before finally winning in court nearly four decades later, died March 30 at his daughter's home ...

Fred Korematsu opposed Japanese internment in the '40s. Now he's urging the Supreme Court not to make the same mistakes with today's detainees.

Korematsu, who unsuccessfully fought the order to be sent to a Japenese American internment camp during World War II, died Wednesday, March 30, 2005. He was 86.

While Fred Korematsu’s conviction was eventually overturned, some argue that the principles at the foundation of the decision are still prevalent today.

In the landmark Supreme Court case Korematsu v. U.S., the civil rights icon challenged the order that created internment camps—and lost. Here's why the case remains significant today.

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution was established under a bill by Assemblymen Warren Furutani, D-Harbor Gateway, and Marty Block, D-San Diego, and signed into law by Gov ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Korematsu v. United States on December 18, 1944, it had been over two and a half years since Fred Korematsu was arrested in San Leandro ...

I represented civil rights legend Fred Korematsu. He was an activist for all Americans. My research uncovered Department of Justice records that had never been touched in 40 years.