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The Court of Claims was established in 1855 to adjudicate certain claims brought against the United States government by veterans of the [[Mexican–American War]]. Initially, the court met at the [[Willard Hotel]], from May to June 1855, when it moved to the US Capitol.<ref name="USC">U.S. Courts, ''[http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/court_info/Court_History_Brochure.pdf United States Court of Federal Claims: The People's Court]''.</ref> There, the court met in the Supreme Court's chamber in the basement of the Capitol until it was given its space to use.<ref name="USC" /> | The Court of Claims was established in 1855 to adjudicate certain claims brought against the United States government by veterans of the [[Mexican–American War]]. Initially, the court met at the [[Willard Hotel]], from May to June 1855, when it moved to the US Capitol.<ref name="USC">U.S. Courts, ''[http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/court_info/Court_History_Brochure.pdf United States Court of Federal Claims: The People's Court]''.</ref> There, the court met in the Supreme Court's chamber in the basement of the Capitol until it was given its space to use.<ref name="USC" /> | ||
In 1861, | In 1861, Abraham Lincoln in his [[State of the Union Address|Annual Message to Congress]] asked that the court be given the power to issue final judgments. Congress granted the power with the Act of March 3, 1863,<ref>{{USStat|12|765}}</ref> and it explicitly allowed the judgments to be appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]. However, it also modified the law governing the Court so that its reports and bills were sent to the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of the Treasury]] rather than directly to Congress. The moneys to cover these costs were then made a part of the appropriation for the Treasury Department. | ||
The conflict inherent between the two provisions was made manifest when in 1864, the decision in ''Gordon v. United States'' was appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court denied that it had jurisdiction because the decisions of the Court of Claims, hence any appeals, were subject to review by an executive department.<ref>Gordon v. United States, {{ussc|source=f|69|561|1864}}</ref><ref>see also Gordon v. United States, 117 U.S. 697 (1864).</ref> Less than a year later, Congress passed a law removing review of the Court of Claims from the Treasury Department.<ref>{{USStat|14|9}}</ref> | The conflict inherent between the two provisions was made manifest when in 1864, the decision in ''Gordon v. United States'' was appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court denied that it had jurisdiction because the decisions of the Court of Claims, hence any appeals, were subject to review by an executive department.<ref>Gordon v. United States, {{ussc|source=f|69|561|1864}}</ref><ref>see also Gordon v. United States, 117 U.S. 697 (1864).</ref> Less than a year later, Congress passed a law removing review of the Court of Claims from the Treasury Department.<ref>{{USStat|14|9}}</ref> | ||