Supreme Court of the United States

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens — Ginsburg, J., Concurring

May 22, 2000529 U.S. 765

Summary

Justice Ginsburg concurred in the judgment, agreeing with the Court that a qui tam relator is an assignee of the Government’s claim and possesses Article III standing. She agreed the False Claims Act does not authorize qui tam suits against States and concurred in resolving this statutory question without reaching the Eleventh Amendment issue.