Legal Opinion
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 22, 2003No. 01-46C, 01-251C, 01-416CPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLEGRA, Judge.
Janus was the god of gates in Roman mythology, often portrayed having two faces — one looking forward, the other backward. A similar profile often is exhibited by the United States in contracts effectuating *753government programs — like Janus, it simultaneously displays the visages both of an ordinary contracting party and the sovereign. The former eagerly looks forward to the societal benefits often only derivable through the cooperation of its contracting partners, while the latter charily views its contract obligations backwards through the prism of uniquely-enjoyed…
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3Cited by30 opinions
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