Jurisdiction of Court of Claims: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Jurisdiction of Court of Claims,” part of the Judicial Power area.

9decisions

67%favorable to the petitioner

56%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s1

1950s1

1960s3

1970s1

1980s2

1990s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

28 U.S.C. § 15001

Medicare (Social Security Act)1

Article IV, Section 1 (full faith and credit clause)1

Tucker Act1

28 U.S.C. § 22011

41 U.S.C. § 3211

Article III, Section 1, Paragraph 1 (judicial power)1

49 U.S.C. § 3051

All 9 decisions, newest first

Keene Corporation v. United States
508 U.S. 200Decided May 24, 19938–1David H. Souter
United States v. Erika, Inc.
456 U.S. 201Decided April 20, 19829–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Assn.
455 U.S. 691Decided March 24, 19829–0Thurgood Marshall
United States v. Testan
424 U.S. 392Decided March 2, 19768–0Harry A. Blackmun
United States v. King
395 U.S. 1Decided May 19, 19698–0Hugo L. Black
United States v. Carlo Bianchi & Co., Inc.
373 U.S. 709Decided June 3, 19637–2John M. Harlan II
Glidden Company v. Zdanok
370 U.S. 530Decided June 25, 19625–2John M. Harlan II
United States v. Wheelock Bros., Inc.
341 U.S. 319Decided May 7, 19519–0Per curiam
United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
337 U.S. 198Decided May 31, 19497–2Harold H. Burton

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error