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Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime   -   May 20, 2026 Art teacher’s Charlie Kirk firing lawsuit quietly ends
Art teacher’s Charlie Kirk firing lawsuit quietly ends

Amanda Lea’s lawsuit against The Barstow School was dismissed with prejudice, ending the case without a public ruling on her claims.

Law and Crime   -   May 20, 2026 Opera Gallery investor suit moves twice after venue fight
Opera Gallery investor suit moves twice after venue fight

A judge sent the $2 million investor dispute to Delaware after Opera Gallery argued the case did not belong in Florida.

The Hole Gallery rent case quietly dropped after landlord alleged $60,000 owed
Law and Crime   -   May 20, 2026 The Hole Gallery rent case quietly dropped after landlord alleged $60,000 owed

A landlord dropped a nonpayment case over The Hole’s Bowery space, but a separate Tribeca rent case remains active.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   May 20, 2026 The Hole Gallery rent case quietly dropped after landlord alleged $60,000 owed
The Hole Gallery rent case quietly dropped after landlord alleged $60,000 owed

A landlord dropped a nonpayment case over The Hole’s Bowery space, but a separate Tribeca rent case remains active.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 20, 2026 Art teacher’s Charlie Kirk firing lawsuit quietly ends
Art teacher’s Charlie Kirk firing lawsuit quietly ends

Amanda Lea’s lawsuit against The Barstow School was dismissed with prejudice, ending the case without a public ruling on her claims.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 20, 2026 Opera Gallery investor suit moves twice after venue fight
Opera Gallery investor suit moves twice after venue fight

A judge sent the $2 million investor dispute to Delaware after Opera Gallery argued the case did not belong in Florida.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 19, 2026 Art supply chain Michaels, Chicago artist Pose move to settle marketing lawsuit
Art supply chain Michaels, Chicago artist Pose move to settle marketing lawsuit

The art supply retailer sued after the artist objected to use of his work in spray-paint marketing.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 19, 2026 Norton Museum settles dispute with Verity Partners
Norton Museum settles dispute with Verity Partners

The West Palm Beach museum said the company withheld the PIN needed to transfer its phone service.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 15, 2026 Bike-riding bandits swipe perfume-bottle vases from Subi Blooms floral art installation
Bike-riding bandits swipe perfume-bottle vases from Subi Blooms floral art installation

The vases were used in a floral art installation for the annual festival in Subiaco, a suburb of Perth.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 13, 2026 Brent Sikkema murder trial opens as disputed chart details alleged plot
A composite image of three photos. Left is a man holding a crossbow-like weapon, on the right the same man is seen outdoors in Rio de Janeiro. At center is a woman lying down.

The murder-for-hire trial of Daniel Sikkema opened in Manhattan federal court this week while a newly disputed government timeline filed to the court laid out months of messages, money transfers, searches and travel records prosecutors said point to an alleged plot. “In the year 2024, Brent Sikkema was

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 Reading room with printed copies of the Epstein files opens in New York
Reading room with printed copies of the Epstein files opens in New York

The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room opened Friday in Tribeca.

by Adam Schrader
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