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DESCRIPTION:In  observance of Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and 
 the  Constitution\, the Santa Clara County Superior Court has joined with 
  several community organizations to present two events to recognize and  p
 ay homage to Fred T. Korematsu and his role in the advancement of civil  r
 ights. \n\nIn  1944\, Mr. Korematsu appealed his conviction for violating
  the WWII laws  detaining U.S. citizens because of their Japanese ancestry
  to the U.S.  Supreme Court. \n\nIn 1983\, he successfully filed a writ o
 f coram nobis in federal court and won a decision overturning his convicti
 on. \n\nTwo  upcoming events provide a unique opportunity to hear one of 
 the lead  attorneys and the judge who participated in that historic 1983 d
 ecision\,  discuss its importance in today's world.\n\n<strong>Tuesday\, J
 anuary 30\, 2018</strong>  at the Santa Clara County Family Justice Cente
 r from 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.\n\nThe Superior Court will host Hon. Marilyn Ha
 ll Patel <span style="font-size: 12.0pt\;">(ret.).  Judge Patel will be p
 resenting a "View from the Bench" perspective of  her 1983 decision revers
 ing Fred Korematsu's conviction for violating  the WWII detention and inca
 rceration orders\, in which she acknowledged  the "manifest injustice" to 
 Mr. Korematsu and the over 120\,000 Americans  of Japanese ancestry who we
 re incarcerated. \n\nJudge  Patel will be providing her lively recollecti
 ons of that historic case  and her unique perspective as to how it relates
  to current events in  politics and the court.\n\nRSVP is required as spac
 e is limited. Please RSVP to rsvp@svscourt.org by January 23\, 2018.\n\nJu
 dge  Roberta Hayashi\, who was sworn to the Santa Clara Bench on January 3
 0\,  2015\, a day selected to honor Fred Korematsu\, calls him "a civil ri
 ghts  hero. Not only did Mr. Korematsu seek justice for himself\, but for 
 all  U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry who were detained and incarcerated
   during WWII\, and ultimately sought justice for all." \n\nAfter  the hi
 storic 1983 decision that bears his name\, Fred T. Korematsu  continued to
  fight for constitutional rights\, speaking out against  post-9/11 discrim
 ination against Muslim and Arab Americans. \n\nIn  1998\, he received the
  Presidential Medal of Freedom\, the nation's  highest civilian honor. In 
 2010\, the State of California passed the Fred  Korematsu Day bill\, makin
 g January 30 the first day in the U.S. named  after an Asian American.
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SUMMARY:Santa Clara Superior Court and JAMsj Honors the Legacy of Civil Rig
 hts Leader  Fred T. Korematsu
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