Pope v. United States

I cannot concur in the opinion of the majority dismissing the petition for lack of jurisdiction to consider it notwithstanding the Special Jurisdictional Act of February 27, 1942. I do not construe the special act as in any way infringing upon the Judicial Department of the Government or upon the proper exercise by the court of its judicial duties. On the contrary, I construe the act as an authorization by the lawmaking Departments of the Government to the court to consider plaintiff’s claims in the light of the waivers by the Legislative and Executive Departments of the Government of…