Tucker Act jurisdiction

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federal jurisdiction doctrine subject-matter jurisdiction

Tucker Act jurisdiction refers to the authority of certain federal courts to hear monetary claims against the United States government based on contracts, statutes, regulations, or the Constitution.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Tucker Act	6
Fed. Cl.	1
Little Tucker Act jurisdiction	1
Tucker Act jurisdiction canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T752553 — 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: Tucker Act jurisdiction
Context triple: [United States Court of Federal Claims, relatedDoctrine, Tucker Act jurisdiction]

A. Federal Courts Act
The Federal Courts Act is a Canadian statute that establishes and defines the jurisdiction, powers, and procedures of the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.
B. Clayton Act provisions
The Clayton Act provisions are U.S. federal antitrust rules that restrict anti-competitive practices such as price discrimination, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements, and certain mergers and acquisitions to protect market competition.
C. 42 U.S.C. § 1983
42 U.S.C. § 1983 is a key federal civil rights statute that allows individuals to sue state and local officials in U.S. courts for violations of constitutional or federally protected rights.
D. Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
E. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
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: Tucker Act jurisdiction
Target entity description: Tucker Act jurisdiction refers to the authority of certain federal courts to hear monetary claims against the United States government based on contracts, statutes, regulations, or the Constitution.

A. Federal Courts Act
The Federal Courts Act is a Canadian statute that establishes and defines the jurisdiction, powers, and procedures of the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.
B. Clayton Act provisions
The Clayton Act provisions are U.S. federal antitrust rules that restrict anti-competitive practices such as price discrimination, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements, and certain mergers and acquisitions to protect market competition.
C. 42 U.S.C. § 1983
42 U.S.C. § 1983 is a key federal civil rights statute that allows individuals to sue state and local officials in U.S. courts for violations of constitutional or federally protected rights.
D. Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
E. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal jurisdiction doctrine ⓘ subject-matter jurisdiction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Little Tucker Act jurisdiction ⓘ linked to: Tucker Act jurisdiction
appliesTo	monetary claims against the United States ⓘ
basedOn	Tucker Act ⓘ linked to: Tucker Act jurisdiction
codifiedIn	28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2) ⓘ 28 U.S.C. § 1491 ⓘ
concerns	claims founded upon Acts of Congress ⓘ claims founded upon executive department regulations ⓘ claims founded upon express contracts with the United States ⓘ claims founded upon implied-in-fact contracts with the United States ⓘ claims founded upon the Constitution ⓘ
determines	forum for monetary claims against the United States ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Little Tucker Act jurisdiction in district courts ⓘ
doesNotCover	claims against federal officers in their individual capacity ⓘ
doesNotDetermine	substantive right to recover ⓘ
doesNotProvide	equitable relief as primary remedy ⓘ
effectiveSince	1887 ⓘ
enables	breach of contract suits against the United States ⓘ claims for just compensation for takings ⓘ illegal exaction claims against the United States ⓘ
excludes	criminal matters ⓘ tort claims against the United States ⓘ
governs	most non-tort monetary claims against the federal government ⓘ
grantsJurisdictionTo	United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ
historicallyDerivedFrom	Court of Claims jurisdiction ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ
limitedBy	sovereign immunity of the United States ⓘ
monetaryThresholdForDistrictCourts	$10,000 ⓘ
oftenInvokedIn	government procurement disputes ⓘ military pay claims ⓘ tax refund suits under 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(1) ⓘ
permitsIncidental	equitable relief in aid of monetary judgment ⓘ
primaryForum	United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
relatedTo	federal contract law ⓘ sovereign immunity waiver ⓘ takings claims under the Fifth Amendment ⓘ
requires	claim against the United States as defendant ⓘ money-mandating source of law ⓘ non-frivolous allegation of money damages ⓘ
separateFrom	Administrative Procedure Act review jurisdiction ⓘ Federal Tort Claims Act jurisdiction ⓘ

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