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28 USC § 412 - Sale of Supreme Court reports 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s412"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "28 USC § 412 - Sale of Supreme Court reports"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "412"
section_name: "Sale of Supreme Court reports"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTS AND DIGESTS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION OF COURTS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 906; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, § 5, 66 Stat. 541; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 412. Sale of Supreme Court reports

The Director of the Government Publishing Office, or other printer designated by the Supreme Court of the United States shall print such additional bound volumes and preliminary prints of such reports as may be required for sale to the public. Such additional copies shall be sold by the Superintendent of Documents, as provided by law.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 906; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, § 5, 66 Stat. 541; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 335 (, ; , ; , ).

Authority for making an appropriation to carry into effect the provisions of this section is contained in , U.S.C., 1940 ed., acts , ; , , which is omitted, but not repealed, as unnecessary in this revision.

Reference to digests was omitted to conform to administrative practice. (See .)

Changes were made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1952—Act , permitted Superintendent of Documents to sell reports under same terms as other Government publications.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Director of the Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Public Printer” in text on authority of , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.