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      "date": "2000-07-26",
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      "title": "Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens: The Supreme Court Limits False Claims Actions Against States",
      "summary": "In  Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel Stevens , the\nSupreme Court\nconsidered whether states are \"persons\" under the False Claims Act (FCA). The Court also addressed\nthe much broader question of whether  qui tam  relators meet Article III standing\nrequirements.\nAnalyzing the text of the Act as well as the long history of  qui tam  actions, the Court\nruled that while\nrelators do have Article III standing, the False Claims Act does not subject states to liability.",
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