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Old 05-16-2004, 09:51 PM   #110
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally posted by russotto


A distinction it shares with such landmark opinions as Korematsu v. US (approving concentration camps for US citizens of Japanse ancestry). Don't bet on that precedent holding, despite not having been explicitly overturned. More recent cites of it have not been particularly kind to it.
The court decides what is right for the times. It's all renegotiable.
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