State of Tennessee v. Eric Deshawn Webb

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• stating that the term “claim” has no reference to the legal theory used or the elements of proof required
• stating that the term “claim” has no reference to the legal theory used or the elements of proof required
• “Congress is presumed to be aware of an administrative or judicial interpretation of a statute and to adopt that interpretation when it re-enacts a statute without change.’ ”
• “Principles of equity do not support finding jurisdiction exists. A court may not in any case, even in the interest of justice, extend its jurisdiction where none exists.” (citation omitted)
• “the term ‘claim’ in section 1500 ‘has no reference to the legal theory upon which a claimant seeks to enforce his demand.’ Since the legal theory is not relevant, neither are -7- the elements of proof necessary to present a prima facie case under that theory
• unambiguous term “pending” accorded ordinary and established meaning

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).