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.
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a unanimous decision rejecting the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild’s (ACCG) effort to strike down U.S. import…
AUSA Molissa Farber “It’s not a case about coins that the Guild wants. This is a case about regulations that the Guild doesn’t want.” That’s how Assistant United States Attorney…
The District Court of Maryland once again has refused the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild’s (ACCG) invitation to strike down or weaken import restrictions that protect endangered ancient coins. The court instead ordered…
The Bard, William Shakespeare “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – William ShakespeareThe Bard’s poetic coined phrase features prominently in the prosecution’s…
Some of the ancient coins in dispute in U.S. v. 3 Knife-Shaped Coins. Court decisions in 2014 and 2015 rejected the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild’s (ACCG) demand to revisit legal issues already…
Judge Catherine Blake has once again said no to the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild in the case of U.S. v. Three Knife-Shaped Coins Et al. In a short ruling issued Tuesday, the federal court…