Korematsu v. United States was a 1944 Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Japanese internment camps during World War II. The majority opinion stated that the need to prevent espionage outweighed the individual rights of those interned. However, a later court vacated Korematsu's original conviction because the government submitted false information to the Supreme Court. The dissenting opinion called racial discrimination "utterly revolting" in a democratic society. Though never overturned, Korematsu remains significant for establishing strict scrutiny of racial discrimination by the government.