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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

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 - Feb 03, 2026 Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject A.I. copyright claim

An artwork created by A.I. depicting train tracks running through a floral landscape

The case, which tests the definition of authorship, could redefine the multibillion-dollar generative A.I. industry.

Law and Crime - Feb 03, 2026 Philadelphia Art Museum wins bid to move Sasha Suda lawsuit to arbitration

Suda, who filed the lawsuit against the museum in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in November, had sought a jury trial.

Law and Crime - Feb 04, 2026 Below the Fold: A new series logging low-profile lawsuits involving museums

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - Feb 04, 2026 Below the Fold: A new series logging low-profile lawsuits involving museums

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 03, 2026 Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject A.I. copyright claim

The case, which tests the definition of authorship, could redefine the multibillion-dollar generative A.I. industry.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 03, 2026 Philadelphia Art Museum wins bid to move Sasha Suda lawsuit to arbitration

Suda, who filed the lawsuit against the museum in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in November, had sought a jury trial.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 02, 2026 Leon Black was investigated for sexual abuse claims, Epstein files show

Investigative correspondence, diary excerpts, and internal assessments appear in newly released Epstein case files.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 02, 2026 FBI received unverified tips involving Les Wexner, Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein is pictured in his 2013 Florida Department of Law Enforcement mughsot.

Newly released FBI files show agents moved to subpoena Les Wexner in 2019 and recorded a series of unverified tips linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 29, 2026 New director takes helm of São Paulo library where thieves stole works by Matisse

Luiza Helena Thesin was named director of the Mário de Andrade Library.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 28, 2026 How Britain’s proposed police overhaul could reshape art crime investigations

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood outlined the reforms on Monday.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 27, 2026 MoMA appeals ruling that kept Marina Abramović nude performer's sex abuse suit alive

John Bonafede performed nude in MoMA's staging of Abramović's Imponderabilia in 2010.

by Adam Schrader