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Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States ex rel. Schumer, 520 U.S. 939, 14 (1997)

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HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. v. UNITED STATES ex rel. SCHUMER Opinion of the Court

that defense. Given the absence of a clear statutory expression of congressional intent to apply the 1986 amendment to conduct completed before its enactment, we apply our presumption against retroactivity and hold that, under the relevant 1982 version of the FCA, the District Court was obliged to dismiss this action because it was "based on evidence or information the Government had when the action was brought." 31 U. S. C. § 3730(b)(4) (1982 ed.). We therefore vacate the judgment below, and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

It is so ordered.

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