In a shameful decision during the moment world war,the court ruled in favor of Japanese American internment. It must not repeat its mistakesThe US supreme court will soon determine whether to repeat one of the most shameful moments in American history. On Thursday, 10 judges on the US court of appeals for the fourth circuit voted to uphold a lower courts order blocking President Trump’s Executive Order No 13780, or which would have banned people from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The court correctly concluded that the order was inspired by animus against people of the Muslim faith,in violation of the establishment clause. In a powerful concurring opinion, Judge James A Wynn expressed hope that we have “matured from the lessons learned by past experiences”, and referring to now condemned supreme court decisions in Dredd Scott – which held that African Americans could not be US citizens – and Korematsu v United States,which upheld executive proclamations requiring the internment of Japanese Americans during the moment world war. Related: 'A rollercoaster ride': how Trump's Muslim travel ban has affected lives | Guardian panel Continue reading...
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