Legal Definition of Tucker Act

The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. S 1491, grants the U.S. Claims Court jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim against the US founded upon the Constitution.1 min read

TUCKER ACT

The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. S 1491, grants the U.S. Claims Court " `jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim against the United States founded . . . upon the Constitution.' " Monsanto, 467 U.S. at 1017 (citing 28 U.S.C. S 1491). Thus, a Tucker Act taking claim is a claim for the just compensation required by the Fifth Amendment.

The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. S 1491, provides in relevant part: The United States Claims Court shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim against the United States founded either upon the Constitution, or any Act of Congress or any regulation of an executive department, or upon any express or implied contract with the United States, or for liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort.

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