Please join DAABA and the DFW Chapter of the American Constitution Society for a screening and panel discussion of the documentary, “ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066” on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 7 PM in the Walsh Classroom at SMU Dedman School of Law.

The documentary highlights the legal and political circumstances that led to incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The discussion will focus on lessons learned from the circumstances that led to Japanese-American internment and limits on the executive power.  Panelists will include members from the Dallas legal community, such as Professor Jeffrey Kahn, Professor of Law and Gerald Ford Research Fellow at the SMU Dedman School of Law, and Don Tamaki, the attorney who represented Fred Korematsu in the landmark case Korematsu v. United States

About Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066

Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is a documentary feature film about the false information and political influences which led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Alternative Facts sheds light on the people and politics that influenced the signing of the infamous Executive Order 9066 which authorized the mass incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans. The film will expose the lies used to justify the decision and the cover-up that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Alternative Facts will also examine the parallels to the current climate of fear, targeting of immigrant and religious communities, and similar attempts to abuse the powers of the government.

Watch the trailer for “Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066”