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.
In a pointed and efficient twenty page legal memorandum filed Monday, lawyers for the claimants in United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture, Currently Located at…
The First Circuit Court of Appeals today heard arguments about the meaning of the word “of” in the case of Rubin v. Iran. The Rubin plaintiffs wish to seize “property of…
When cultural material is brought into the United States from abroad, the country of origin must be listed accurately on customs import forms. See 19 U.S.C. 1304. There are some,…
Mousa “Morris” Khouli will be sentenced this week in federal court in Brooklyn. Khouli’s lawyer, Gerald Shargel, seeks a sentence of probation while the prosecution wants imprisonment. [UPDATE 11/21/12: Judge…
Dinosaur seized by ICE. Source: ICE. Judge P. Kevin Castel yesterday denied Eric Prokopi’s motion to dismiss in the case of United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton. Prokopi’s lawyers…
Federal prosecutors on Friday filed a motion to amend their forfeiture complaint in the case of United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture, Currently Located at…