Professor of Law and Sylvia Mendez Presidential Chair for Civil Rights; founder and Executive Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at UC Irvine School of Law. Teacher, civil rights attorney, writer.https://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3m3bpszp3fk2lListening on repeat to Don McLean's The Day the Music Died.16 Oct 2025 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3bpszp3fk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3m2klvwi7uc2vTomorrow, SCOTUS hears argument in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to CO's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The Korematsu Center, joined by other race centers, filed an amicus brief supporting CO. We remind Court that First Amendment was asserted to challenge civil rights for racial minorities.06 Oct 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2klvwi7uc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lzhlsitjgc2r [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2025 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhlsitjgc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lz5nxgscf22yFree speech for thee ...19 Sep 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5nxgscf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lryijaybos2gI'm reflecting on the 1965 debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tek9h3a5wQ19 Jun 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryijaybos2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lrvwulptnk2jIf nobody knows his plans, does that include himself? Asking for the planet.18 Jun 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvwulptnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lqtbcfrt6c2lWell - I had to cancel my ticket to see an early screening of the new John Wick spinoff this evening because of a last-minute amicus filing. No regrets. I'll get to the theater in the next week or so to see the film. Working to fight executive overreach isn't something that can wait.05 Jun 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtbcfrt6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lqqh7iwlas2cIt was a privilege to work with co-counsel to represent @jacl-national.bsky.social and the 63 other organizations that signed onto this brief with an urgent reminder to the court and to educate the public about the terrible things that can result when courts fail to check Executive overreach. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqh7iwlas2chttps://bsky.app/profile/korematsuctr.bsky.social/post/3lqngovxw6k23Will we file 3 or 4 amicus briefs this week? Only time will tell.02 Jun 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:u3o7tdklfr5gn7wuvug7sw5y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqngovxw6k23