The Japanese American cases: the rule of law in time of war

After Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered the removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II solely because of their ancestry.

As Daniels describes, almost all reluctantly obeyed their government and went peacefully to the desolate camps provided for them.

Daniels focuses on four Nisei who, aided by a handful of lawyers, defied the government and their own community leaders by challenging the constitutionality of the government's orders.