Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath
Decided February 21, 2025. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 23-1127 · 604 U.S. 140 (2025) · Cited 80 times
Holding
The E-Rate reimbursement requests at issue are “claims” under the False Claims Act because the Government “provided” (at a minimum) a “portion” of the money applied for by transferring more than $100 million from the Treasury into the Fund. 31 U. S. C. §3729(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · filed a concurring opinion
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. · 599 U.S. 419 (2023)
- Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar · 579 U.S. 176 (2016)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. Hess · 317 U.S. 537 (1943)
- Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · 513 U.S. 374 (1995)
- Allison Engine Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Sanders · 553 U.S. 662 (2008)
- United States v. Neifert-White Co. · 390 U.S. 228 (1968)
- Rainwater v. United States · 356 U.S. 590 (1958)
- United States v. McNinch · 356 U.S. 595 (1958)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- FCC v. Consumers' Research · 606 U.S. 656 (2025)
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