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Quotation from Korematsu v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“On the contrary, it is the case of convicting a citizen as a punishment for not submitting to imprisonment in a concentration camp, based on his ancestry, and solely because of his ancestry, without evidence or inquiry concerning his loyalty and good disposition towards the United States.”
Korematsu v. United States, Dissent of Justice Roberts (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Roberts characterizes the case after distinguishing it from the Hirabayashi curfew.
Citation: "On the contrary, it is the case of convicting a citizen as a punishment for not submitting to imprisonment in a concentration camp, based on his ancestry, and solely because of his ancestry, without evidence or inquiry concerning his loyalty and good disposition towards the United States." — Supreme Court of the United States, Korematsu v. United States, Dissent of Justice Roberts (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id korematsu-v-united-states-q4)
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