Little Tucker Act
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The Little Tucker Act is a U.S. federal statute that grants concurrent jurisdiction to federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over certain monetary claims against the United States, typically those not exceeding a specified amount.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Tucker Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5099936 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Tucker Act Context triple: [United States sovereign immunity law, implementedBy, Little Tucker Act]
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A.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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B.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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C.
Landrum–Griffin Act
The Landrum–Griffin Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1959 that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their officials’ relationships with employers to protect union members’ rights and prevent corruption.
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D.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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E.
Burns-Porter Act
The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Tucker Act Target entity description: The Little Tucker Act is a U.S. federal statute that grants concurrent jurisdiction to federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over certain monetary claims against the United States, typically those not exceeding a specified amount.
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A.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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B.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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C.
Landrum–Griffin Act
The Landrum–Griffin Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1959 that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their officials’ relationships with employers to protect union members’ rights and prevent corruption.
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D.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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E.
Burns-Porter Act
The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
jurisdictional statute ⓘ |
| allowsSuitBy | private parties ⓘ |
| appliesIn | civil actions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
claims for liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort
ⓘ
claims founded upon a regulation of an executive department ⓘ claims founded upon an Act of Congress ⓘ claims founded upon an express or implied contract with the United States ⓘ claims founded upon the Constitution ⓘ claims seeking monetary relief only ⓘ |
| category | United States federal jurisdiction and venue statute ⓘ |
| claimType | non-tort monetary claim ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2) ⓘ |
| defendant |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distinguishedFrom | Tucker Act ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | state law claims against non-federal defendants ⓘ |
| doesNotProvide | jurisdiction over equitable relief except as ancillary to monetary claims ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| excludes | claims sounding in tort ⓘ |
| governs | venue for small monetary claims against the United States ⓘ |
| governsClaimsAgainst |
United States government agencies
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. federal agencies
|
| grantsConcurrentJurisdictionTo |
United States Court of Federal Claims
ⓘ
United States district courts ⓘ |
| historicalPurpose | to allow small claims against the United States to be heard in local federal courts ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
United States Courts of Appeals
ⓘ
linked to:
United States courts of appeals
United States Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
|
| jurisdictionOver | certain monetary claims against the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | creates concurrent jurisdiction with Court of Federal Claims for small claims ⓘ |
| monetaryLimit | $10,000 ⓘ |
| monetaryLimitAppliesTo | claims in United States district courts ⓘ |
| oftenCitedAs | 28 U.S.C. 1346(a)(2) ⓘ |
| partOf | Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| permitsFilingIn |
district where claim arose
ⓘ
district where plaintiff resides ⓘ |
| provides | waiver of sovereign immunity for certain small monetary claims against the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tucker Act ⓘ |
| requires | money-mandating source of law for certain claims ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within the United States federal court system ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal jurisdiction
ⓘ
monetary claims against the federal government ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| TuckerActCodifiedAt | 28 U.S.C. § 1491 ⓘ |
| usedIn | federal claims practice ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Little Tucker Act Description of subject: The Little Tucker Act is a U.S. federal statute that grants concurrent jurisdiction to federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over certain monetary claims against the United States, typically those not exceeding a specified amount.
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