...upon any claim against the United States founded either upon the Constitution, any Act of Congress, any regulation of an executive department, or upon...contract with the United States, or for liquidated or unHqiiidatfirl damages in cases not sounding in tort The Claims Court's jurisdiction included claims...

...damages. A substantive right must be found in some other source of law, such as "the Constitution, or any act of Congress, or any regulation of an executive department." 28 USC § 1491. Not every claim invoking the Constitution, a federal statute, or a regulation is cognizable...

..."against the United States, not exceeding $10,000 in amount, founded either upon the Constitution, or any Act of Congress, or any regulation of an executive...express or implied contract with the United States." 28 USC sec. 1346 (1996). 37. See Sharp v. Weinberger, 1525; and Van Drasek v. Lehman, 1072. 38. For...

...Kb) which envisions nonmonetary relief. line 23 eliminates (by not including) the historic modifier "or for liquidated or unliquidated damages" [in cases not sounding in tort]. In one of its most important opinions the Claims Court described the clause as "that still-amorphous...

...claims against the United States for less than $10,000 that are "founded either upon the Constitution, or any act of Congress, or any regulation of an executive...contract with the United States, or for liquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort." The Tucker Act itself, section 1491 of title 28, grants jurisdiction...

...States "founded either upon die Constitution, or any Act of Congress, or any regulation of an eaeeutiin department, or upon any express or implied contract...States, or for liquidated or unliquidated damages in eases not sounding in tort* The district courts' jurisdiction is limited to such claims not errWing...

...Claims jurisdiction to bear claim* against the United States 'founded either uron the Constitution, or any Act of Congress, or any regulation of an executive department, or upon any aiuiu** or implied contract with the United S*****. T fT llT'ill*t~1 "•""«T'M***J ^""-p"" •••"•...

...judgments upon any claim against the United States founded under either (a) upon the Constitution, or (b) any act of Congress or any regulation of an executive department, or (c) upon any express or implied in fact contract with the United States, or (d) for liquidated or unliquidated...

..."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...liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort."233 While the Tucker Act is merely jurisdictional, and does not create any substantive rights,...

...claim against the United States, not exceeding $10,000 in amount, founded either upon the Constitution, or any Act of Congress, or any regulation of an executive...unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort, except that the district courts shall not have jurisdiction of any civil action or claim against the...