Letter from Clifford Forster, American Civil Liberties Union, to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, April 1, 1943

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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

170 FIFTH AVENUE

NEW YORK CITY

AEB 490

April 1, 1943

Mr. Ernest Besig

216 Pine St.

San Francisco, Cal.

Dear Ernest:

I have just seen by the papers that the C.C.A,

has referred to the Supreme Court all of the Japanese

evacuation cases. I am not entirely clear as to what

happens now, but I am sure of one thing and that is

that briefs will have to be filed with the Supreme

Court.

In view of the fact that, as I understand it,

certain questions are being certified by the CCA to

the Supreme Court, if we are to file a brief amicus

in behalf of the Union we shall have to know what

the questions were that are being certified. Or is

the situation such that the cases in toto are being

referred? :

I think it is now more than ever important

that the Endo case be decided so that it can be de-

cided by the Supreme Court. I suggest that vou see

Purcell end urge upon him the importance of getting

Judge Roche to make a decision. If this is done

soon enough, I am sure you can get the CCA to cer-

tify this case also.

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Mitsuye Endo case files from the ACLU of Northern California records

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Title: Letter from Clifford Forster, American Civil Liberties Union, to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, April 1, 1943
Creator: Forster, Clifford
Date: 1943 April 01
Identifier: MS-3580-1127_0014
Description: Letter from Clifford Forster to Ernest Besig, regarding the status of "all of the Japanese evacuation cases" being referred to the Supreme Court. Forster writes: "In view of the fact that, as I understand it, certain questions are being certified by the CCA to the Supreme Court, if we are to file a brief amicus in behalf of the Union we shall have to know what the questions were that are being certified. Or is the situation such that the cases in toto are being referred?" Forster suggests Besig to see Endo's attorney James C. Purcell, "and urge upon him the importance of getting Judge Roche to make a decision."
Genre: correspondence
Physical description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript
Preferred citation: Letter from Clifford Forster, American Civil Liberties Union, to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, April 1, 1943; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Records--Case Files, 1934-1993--Endo, Mitsuye, 1942-1944, MS 3580-1127; 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): Japanese Americans
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
World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Supreme Court cases--Mitsuye Endo
Activism and involvement--Civil rights
Activism and involvement--Civil liberties
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Legal cases
Named subject(s): American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
Endo, Mitsuye
Geographical subject(s): New York (N.Y.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt009nf073/
Collection identifier: MS 3580-1127