Supreme Court of the United States

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

May 22, 2000529 U.S. 765

Summary

Justice Stevens dissents, arguing that the 1986 amendments to the False Claims Act clearly make a “person” include States, and that the Eleventh Amendment does not bar qui tam actions against States. He would affirm the Court of Appeals’ judgment permitting the suit.