Reading questions for Wednesday, October 3

Ex parte Mitsuye Endo

1.  What are the grounds for granting indefinite leave from a Relocation Center? 
2. Even if indefinite leave is granted, what are the grounds for refusing to release the evacuee?
3. Why does the government claim that “detention for an additional period after leave clearance has been granted is an essential step in the evacuation program”?  What conditions do they base this claim on?
4. Why does the Court conclude that Mitsuye Endo must be given her liberty?
5. How does the Court avoid addressing the constitutionality of EO 9066?

 Civil Liberties Act of 1988

1. What were the reasons Congress concluded that Japanese internment was a "grave injustice?" Do you agree with the findings?
2. What specifically did Congress agree to do for former internees?