Wisconsin Bell v. U.S.
145 S. Ct. 498 · Decided February 21, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Wisconsin Bell v. U.S. was decided on February 21, 2025 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-1127
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 498 · 221 L. Ed. 2d 24 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 551
- Docket number
- 23-1127
- Decided
- February 21, 2025
- Argued
- November 4, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental liability
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- False Claims Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Concurrence | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Wisconsin Bell v. U.S., ex Rel. Todd Heath
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-010, docket 2024-010-01.
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