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There are four entities classified as Special Federal Courts. Each is an Article I tribunal, established by Congress under Article I of the Constitution, that has special subject-matter jurisdiction over unique areas of US government claims or actions. Unlike Article III courts, such as US District Court, US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States, Article I courts deal primarily with interaction between the nation's citizens and government departments or functions.

In certain cases the Special Federal Courts may hold concurrent jurisdiction with Article III Courts; in other instances, Article III courts may be used to appeal decisions of the Special Federal Courts.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has jurisdiction over military court-martial appeals.

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims provides judicial review of appeals from the Board of Veteran Appeals within the Department of Veteran's Affairs.

U.S. Court of Federal Claims has general jurisdiction over a number of classes of suits, according to 28 U.S.C. § 1491, including "claims for just compensation for the taking of private property, refund of federal taxes, military and civilian pay and allowances, and damages for breaches of contracts with the government. The Court also possesses jurisdiction over claims for patent and copyright infringement against the United States, as well as over certain suits by Indian tribes and cases transferred from the Indian Claims Commission." In recent years, the court's jurisdiction has expanded to include vaccine injury claims, and claims against the government from disappointed bid contractors.

U.S. Tax Court has jurisdiction over appeals of disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, as well as authority over transferee liability, certain types of declaratory judgments, business partnership adjustments, abatement of interest, worker classification, relief from joint and several liability on a joint return, review of collection actions, and "review [of] awards to whistleblowers who provide information to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on or after December 20, 2006."

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