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Laurie Benaim

Lorraine "Lori" Bannai, Professor Emerita and former Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law, was a member of the legal team that overturned Fred Korematsu's WWII conviction.

Dec 30, 2025

Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order

Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order

Live community event: Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order

Dec 30 · 1h 31m

Rachel Maddow
Rachel MaddowHOST
31:23
Can you talk about that a little bit?
Laurie BenaimGUEST
31:25
So that's actually Justice Jackson in dissent in Korematsu, said that Korematsu stands as a loaded weapon.
Laurie BenaimGUEST
31:34
Certainly foresaw the future here.
Laurie BenaimGUEST
31:40
Korematsu has not been overruled.
Laurie BenaimGUEST
31:43
We were able to vacate Fred's conviction.
Laurie BenaimGUEST
31:45
We were able to prove that Japanese Americans, there was no military necessity.
Laurie BenaimGUEST
31:51
The court was lied to, as was shown on the podcast.

25 MINS LATER

Rachel Maddow
Rachel MaddowHOST
57:22
Professor Bernay, did you want to talk about that at all, weigh in on that last question?

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