28 U.S.C. § 1585
Section 1585 · Powers in law and equity
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 115 court decisions — leading case Essar Steel Ltd. v. United States (2012)
Most recently applied in Dalian Meisen Woodworking Co., Ltd. v. United States (June 2025)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 19 U.S.C. § 1516A · 28 U.S.C. § 1581 · 28 U.S.C. § 2643
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The Court of International Trade shall possess all the powers in law and equity of, or as conferred by statute upon, a district court of the United States.
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Cross References
Power of court to issue writs, see section 1651 of this title.
Protests from determinations of appropriate customs officer under Anti-Dumping Law, jurisdiction of Court of International Trade, see section 1516a of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Punishment for contempt, see section 401 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.