A district court judge heard motions in the federal fraud case against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, as a ruling is expected soon on whether the case will proceed to trial.
The federal government sued Armstrong under the False Claims Act in 2013, saying he violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service by using performance-enhancing drugs and cheating to win the Tour de France seven straight times. The Justice Department joined the lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2010 by Armstrong's former USPS teammate Floyd Landis.
Armstrong's attorneys want the case thrown out, blaming the government for damages suffered by the USPS because of Armstrong's rampant doping while he was a member of the USPS cycling team.