Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 257

Publication of decisions

All decisions of the Court of International Trade shall be preserved and open to inspection. The court shall forward copies of each decision to the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee and to the appropriate customs officer for the district in which the case arose. The Secretary shall publish weekly such decisions as he or the court may designate and abstracts of all other decisions.

June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 900Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 10784 Stat. 277Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(6)94 Stat. 1742(, , § 255; renumbered § 257 and amended , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

section 1519 of title 19June 17, 1930, ch. 49746 Stat. 739Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Customs Duties (, title IV, § 519, ).

Changes in phraseology were made.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–4171980— redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.

Pub. L. 91–2711970— inserted “or his designee” after “Secretary of the Treasury,” and substituted “to the appropriate customs officer” for “the collector”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–417section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417section 251 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Pub. L. 91–271section 122 of Pub. L. 91–271section 256 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .