In Korematsu v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that although interment was constitutionally suspect, it was justified during circumstances of wartime "emergency and peril" and that the government's need to protect against espionage outweighed individual rights.

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In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the Supreme Court held that the wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was a necessary measure during a time of "emergency and peril," and thus, the government's actions were justified despite the constitutional issues raised by the internment.

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