A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
Gold figurine from Peru.Source: U.S. State Department The Federal Register today published a notice by the Department of Homeland Security extending import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials from Peru….
Sotheby’s auction house and Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa yesterday filed a motion to dismiss the forfeiture case against a Khmer statue. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara brought the seizure and forfeiture…
Florida federal court, southern district Edward Fagan filed a lawsuit in April against the Czech Republic and two of its cultural institutions on behalf of Victims of Holocaust Art Theft,…
The federal court for the eastern district of the United States has denied the prosecution’s request to reopen the St. Louis Art Museum Ka Nefer Nefer mummy mask case. Click…
Getty MusuemSource: Jelson 25 (public domain) The Getty Museum and the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America this past Thursday told a Los Angeles County superior court…
Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. Saying that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals got it right, the U.S. Solicitor General told the Supreme Court last week to reject the…