June 2, 2000

Supreme Court Blocks Suits Against Public Colleges Under U.S. Whistle-Blower Law

By SARA HEBEL

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that private citizens cannot file lawsuits against states, or public colleges,

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The full text of the court's ruling

under a federal whistle-blower law that has been used to sue colleges for fraud.

University lawyers hailed the court's 7-to-2 ruling, which they said

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