About this episode

The episode discusses the internal conflict within the U.S. government regarding the disclosure of information related to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans as their cases reach the Supreme Court.

As the cases of the four Japanese Americans challenging the U.S. government's mass incarceration policy arrive at the Supreme Court, a crisis suddenly erupts inside the Justice Department and the War Department as the true motivations behind the policy are now at risk of being revealed. A fierce battle is waged inside the government over whether to disclose the information to the courts, or cover it up.

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Maddow

Topics covered

• Japanese American incarceration
• Supreme Court cases
• government transparency
• Justice Department
• War Department
• legal battles

Keywords

• Japanese Americans
• mass incarceration
• Supreme Court
• Justice Department
• War Department
• government cover-up
• legal challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. government, Justice Department, War Department

Places: Supreme Court, Japan

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