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.
A federal district court in Alaska has sentenced Equinox Wilderness Expeditions (EWE) owner Karen Ann Jettmar to three years probation and a $30,000 fine for unlawfully taking a prehistoric fossil…
Endangered Maya carved bone subject to import restrictions. U.S. State Dept. The U.S. government has renewed and expanded its bilateral agreement with Guatemala protecting jeopardized cultural heritage. Friday’s Federal Register…
The Toledo Museum of Art faces another legal challenge this year. A lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the museum to recover employer contributions owed to a pension…
The federal district court in Manhattan yesterday heard arguments in the matter of United States Of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture, Currently Located at Sotheby’s In New…
Source: US District Court, Eastern District of New York The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has scheduled an important hearing in the alleged antiquities trafficking…
“The motion [to dismiss] is denied as moot,” wrote the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York in the case of United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar…