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This document is a Supreme Court case from 1933 regarding whether judges of the Court of Claims are protected from having their salaries diminished under the Constitution. It summarizes the history and purpose of the Court of Claims, established in 1855 to hear claims against the US government. It was initially only able to recommend payments to Congress, but later gained power to issue binding judgments. However, a key issue was that payments still required Congressional appropriation, so the Supreme Court

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