Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 5:00 PM EST - 6:30 PM EST
In honor of "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" in New Jersey, this program will provide a re-enactment of the Supreme Court case, Oyama v. California, 332 U.S. 633 (1948). The reenactment highlights the extent to which the California Alien Land Law of the 1920s, which prevented “aliens ineligible from citizenship” from owning land and targeted mainly Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans before and during their incarceration.
The case has relevance today as a number of states have passed new alien land laws that prevent nationals of "countries of concern," including those from China, Russia, and Iran. The program therefore explores the connections between the early 20th century alien land laws and contemporary ones.
Co-sponsored by Rutgers Law School's Center for Immigrant Justice, Asian Pacific-American Law Students Association (APALSA), and Institute for Professional Education; and Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (APALA-NJ)
The case has relevance today as a number of states have passed new alien land laws that prevent nationals of "countries of concern," including those from China, Russia, and Iran. The program therefore explores the connections between the early 20th century alien land laws and contemporary ones.
Co-sponsored by Rutgers Law School's Center for Immigrant Justice, Asian Pacific-American Law Students Association (APALSA), and Institute for Professional Education; and Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (APALA-NJ)
FACULTY:
Lawyer and Judge Participants
Carlos Ball, Rutgers Law School
Ron Chen, Rutgers Law School
Doris Cheung, Brach Eichler
Rose Cuison-Villazor, Rutgers Law School
Lora Fong, NJ Office of the Attorney General
Rachel Godsil, Rutgers Law School
Hon. Eve Cho Guillergan, Queens County Civil Court
Vincent Roldan, Mandelbaum Barrett
Xiao Sun, Orloff Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel
Allan Zhange, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin
Students
Katrina Butler
JC DeMaria
Ayush Deswal
Shreevathsan Edayachandran
Christina Kim
Wilson Lee
Carlos Ball, Rutgers Law School
Ron Chen, Rutgers Law School
Doris Cheung, Brach Eichler
Rose Cuison-Villazor, Rutgers Law School
Lora Fong, NJ Office of the Attorney General
Rachel Godsil, Rutgers Law School
Hon. Eve Cho Guillergan, Queens County Civil Court
Vincent Roldan, Mandelbaum Barrett
Xiao Sun, Orloff Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel
Allan Zhange, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin
Students
Katrina Butler
JC DeMaria
Ayush Deswal
Shreevathsan Edayachandran
Christina Kim
Wilson Lee
LOCATION:
Rutgers Law School
Baker Trial Courtroom | Room 125
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Baker Trial Courtroom | Room 125
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 1.5 | NY: 1.5 | PA: 1.0
SUBJECT AREAS:
Constitutional Law
Real Property
Real Property
COST:
$35.00
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