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Wisconsin Bell, Inc.v.United States ex rel. Heath

CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Docket No.23-1127
DecidedFebruary 21, 2025
Reporter604 U.S. 140
JudgesKagan, J.; Roberts, C. J.; Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ.
Tags
Supreme CourtFalse Claims ActGovernment ContractsStatutory InterpretationFederal Funds
Case Summary

The Court considered whether E-Rate reimbursement requests qualify as claims under the False Claims Act. Because the government provided at least part of the money requested by transferring more than $100 million from the Treasury into the relevant fund, the Court held that the requests were claims within the statutory definition.

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