The most famous court case to arise and question the constitutionality of the internment camps were the trial of Korematsu v. United States. Korematsu defying the evacuation order to stay with his Italian girlfriend was arrested as a felon. He challenged his arrest by appealing the case to the Supreme Court argued that the Executive Order 9066 was a violation of the fourteenth amendment, guarantee of equal protection, and the fifth amendment, the right of due process. However, it was ruled constitutional due to military necessity, that government even has the right to discriminate for the nation’s security. Keep in mind the context that the Brown v. The Board of Education was non-existent and segregation was deeply a part of the American culture,
