Supreme Court decision on qui tam cases and publicly disclosed information
In Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. U.S. ex rel. Wilson (pdf), Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for a 7-2 majority, held that whistleblowers whose allegations are based on publicly disclosed information in state or local reports and investigations are barred from filing so-called qui tam lawsuits.
The Court's decision -- which also drew the first dissenting opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- said the act's public disclosure bar was not limited to federal sources of information.
Click on the following link to read more on the Justices Limit Qui Tam Cases but New Health Care Law Does Opposite - National Law Journal
Unfortunately (and humorous) for the Supremes, the "audit" cited by the Court in Bly-Magee v. Premo was indeed as phony as a three dollar bill. Now I can seek relief by independent action for fraud on the court by officers of the court.