Letter from Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, to Hon. Martin I. Welsh, United States District Judge, July 16, 1942

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July 16, 1942,

Home Martin I, Welsh,

1ited States District Judge,

I em enclosing herewith an application

for leave to file an amious curiae brief in the Koremte

su case"sthoe Japanese evacuation case, ponding before

you in San Francisco, We would very moh appreciate your

signing the order and having your Secretary return it to

us in the enclosed envelope.

Very truly yours,

Ernest Besig, Director.

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Fred Korematsu case files, U.S. Supreme Court 1942-1944

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Title: Letter from Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, to Hon. Martin I. Welsh, United States District Judge, July 16, 1942
Creator: Besig, Ernest
Contributor: Welsh, Martin I.
Date: 1942 July 16
Identifier: MS-3580_1386_0010
Description: Letter from Ernest Besig to Martin I. Welsh, including application for leave to file an amicus brief in the Korematsu case.
Genre: correspondence
Physical description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript
Preferred citation: Letter from Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, to Hon. Martin I. Welsh, United States District Judge, July 16, 1942; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Records--Case Files, 1934-1993--Korematsu, Fred, 1942-1946--U.S. Supreme Court 1942-1944, MS-3580_1386; California Historical Society.
Rights statement: In Copyright
Publication rights: Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and other parties, was not transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS). Permission for reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that allowed by fair use must be secured from the copyright holder.
Topical subject(s): World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Japanese American community responses
World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Supreme Court cases
Activism and involvement--Civil rights
Activism and involvement--Civil liberties
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Legal cases
Geographical subject(s): San Francisco (Calif.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt009nf073/
Collection identifier: MS-3580_1386