SLAM Disputes Government’s “Contraband” Claim in Ka-Nefer-Nefer Mummy Mask Case
In the latest round of legal papers filed in the case of United States v. Mask of Ka-Nefer-Nefer, the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) says that its possession of the…
Prosecutors Reveal Further Details in Khouli Case: Allege One Half Million Dollars Paid Abroad, Smuggled Antiquities Found in Garage, Ancient Artifacts Labeled 19th Century “English Glass Bottles”
The US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, brought an in rem action (Latin for “against the thing”) on June 14, 2011 to forfeit cultural property seized from Mousa…
Seized Cultural Property Identified in Khouli + 3 Case
A specific description of objects and papers in the possession of federal authorities is now available in the criminal case involving Mousa “Morris” Khouli, Joseph A. Lewis II, Salem Alshdaifat,…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | Mexico | museums | Pre-Columbian | seizure | seizure laws
Seizure of Mexican Figurine Prompts Question of CBP’s Legal Authority
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a new(s) release on July 28, 2011 that it seized a Pre-Columbian artifact en route from Indiana to British Columbia. A…
Judge Dismisses ACCG Challenge to Cultural Property Import Protections – Acknowledges President’s Foreign Policy Role in MoU Process
Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court of Maryland yesterday dismissed the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild’s lawsuit against the federal government. The federal district court decision essentially…
Egypt | forfeiture actions | seizure | seizure laws | St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) | U.S. v. Ka Nefer Nefer
US Claims SLAM Lacks Legal Standing—Asserts That Mummy Mask is Illegal Contraband—Discovery Reveals More Information
In the latest round of papers filed in court last week, lawyers for the US Attorney’s Office in St. Louis sought to strike the St. Louis Art Museum’s legal claim…