Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§257 Publication of Decisions
Title 28 › PART I — ORGANIZATION OF COURTS › CHAPTER 11 — COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE › § 257
Summary
Keep all Court of International Trade decisions public. Send copies to the Treasury Secretary or designee and the district customs officer; the Secretary must publish decisions weekly and summaries.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §257
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 1519 of title 19, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Customs Duties (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 519, 46 Stat. 739). Changes in phraseology were made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade. 1970—Pub. L. 91–271 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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–271 effective Oct. 1, 1970, see section 122 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 256 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 257
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102