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April 8, 2026: Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality to be Honored with Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association’s Community Leader Award

April 6, 2026: UC Irvine Law’s Korematsu Center Files Amicus Brief Defending Rule of Law in Landmark Law Firm Executive Order Consolidated Case with Race and Law Centers, SEIU, American Federation of Teachers, American Association of University Professors, and Civil Rights and Advocacy Organizations 

February 26, 2026: UC Irvine Law’s Korematsu Center Files Amicus Brief at U.S. Supreme Court Defending Birthright Citizenship

November 20, 2025: Korematsu Center Files Amicus Briefs on Transgender Military Ban, TPS Protections, and Use of Alien Enemies Act 

September 18, 2025: Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Files Amicus Brief in Jury Selection Discrimination Case Before Massachusetts High Court 

September 14, 2025: Korematsu Center joins California Unity Bar Friend-of-the-Court Brief Urging the Ninth Circuit to Hold President Trump’s Deployment of Federalized National Guard Troops Illegal

August 26, 2025: UC Irvine Law’s Korematsu Center Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Colorado Ban on Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Youth 

August 1, 2025: Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Honored by OCAABA, UC Irvine Law Student and Recent Graduate Awarded Scholarships 

June 27, 2025: AsAmNews: What today’s Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship means

June 13, 2025: Shaleen Shanbhag ’14 Joins UC Irvine Law as Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

May 13, 2025: UC Irvine Law Professors Robert S. Chang and Annie Lai Lead Amicus Briefs Defending TPS Protections in U.S. Supreme Court Immigration Case 

April 23, 2025: Southern California Record: UC Irvine Law’s Korematsu Center Files Amicus Briefs Defending First Amendment Rights of Law Firms and Birthright Citizenship

April 16, 2025: UC Irvine Law’s Korematsu Center Files Amicus Briefs Defending First Amendment Rights of Law Firms and Birthright Citizenship 

February 10, 2025: Fred T. Korematsu Day: Civil Rights Lawyers Panel Discusses Advancing Fred Korematsu’s Legacy at UC Irvine Law

January 31, 2025: Whittier Daily News: California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment

January 31, 2025: Daily Bulletin: California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment

December 17, 2024: Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Files Two Amicus Briefs Using Collaborative Advocacy Model

December 10, 2024: UC Irvine Law Professor Robert S. Chang Helps Secure Preliminary Injunction Against Arkansas Laws Targeting Foreign Ownership of Property and Data Centers 

October 28, 2024: Northwest Asian Weekly: New Korematsu Center at aims to champion racial equality

October 24, 2024: UC Irvine School of Law Celebrates Official Opening of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality 

May 17, 2024: Northwest Asian Weekly: Seattle’s legacy, Irvine’s future — Korematsu Center’s move to California

January 30, 2024: UCI Law Talks: Honoring Fred T. Korematsu Day with Professor Robert Chang

November 28, 2023: Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Professor Robert S. Chang to Join UCI Law