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A Supreme Court case concerning the treatment of Japanese-American citizens subsequent to the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor. The Court held that the application of curfews against members of a minority group was constitutional when the nation was at war with the country from which that group originated.
U.S. Supreme Court  KIYOSHI HIRABAYASHI v. UNITED STATES, 320 U.S. 81 (1943) 

320 U.S. 81

KIYOSHI HIRABAYASHI
v.
UNITED STATES.
No. 870.

Argued May 10, 11, 1943.
Decided June 21, 1943.