Ex parte Endo
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Ex parte Endo is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the government could not continue to detain a loyal American citizen of Japanese ancestry in a World War II internment camp.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights
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constitutional law ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ |
| citation | 323 U.S. 283 ⓘ |
| citedFor | principle that loyal citizens cannot be detained without statutory authority ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | World War II Japanese American internment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1944-12-18 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| fullName | Ex parte Mitsuye Endo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentActionChallenged | detention of loyal Japanese Americans in relocation centers ⓘ |
| holding |
The U.S. government may not detain a concededly loyal American citizen of Japanese ancestry in a relocation center
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The War Relocation Authority lacked authority to subject loyal citizens to continued detention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to the closing of War Relocation Authority camps
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limited the scope of wartime detention of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
limits on executive wartime powers
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statutory interpretation of War Relocation Authority powers ⓘ |
| legalIssue | lawfulness of detention of loyal Japanese Americans during World War II ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Justice William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Mitsuye Endo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitionerAncestry | Japanese ancestry ⓘ |
| petitionerCitizenship | United States citizen ⓘ |
| petitionerLoyaltyStatus | concededly loyal ⓘ |
| precedentFor | protection of citizens from arbitrary detention ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Executive Order 9066
NERFINISHED
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Hirabayashi v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese American internment ⓘ Korematsu v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ civil liberties during wartime ⓘ |
| remedy | writ of habeas corpus granted ⓘ |
| respondent | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Mitsuye Endo ordered to be released from detention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1944 ⓘ |
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