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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   -   Mar 01, 2026 Three men arrested by Greek police for antiquities theft
An illegal dig site is pictured in Greece

The men were hit with charges including organized crime, weapons charges and violating protections for antiquities and cultural heritage.

Law and Crime   -   Feb 27, 2026 Below the Fold: Personal injury claims at Greenpoint Gallery and the Brooklyn Museum
Below the Fold: Personal injury claims at Greenpoint Gallery and the Brooklyn Museum

A subscriber-only legal log from Urgent Matter.

A cropped photo of Saint Andrew by Francisco de Zurbarán
Law and Crime   -   Mar 01, 2026 U.S. appeals court ends Herzog heirs’ battle for Nazi-looted art in Hungary

The D.C. Circuit ruled U.S. courts cannot hear the heirs’ Holocaust-era restitution claims against Hungary.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Mar 01, 2026 U.S. appeals court ends Herzog heirs’ battle for Nazi-looted art in Hungary
A cropped photo of Saint Andrew by Francisco de Zurbarán

The D.C. Circuit ruled U.S. courts cannot hear the heirs’ Holocaust-era restitution claims against Hungary.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Mar 01, 2026 Three men arrested by Greek police for antiquities theft
An illegal dig site is pictured in Greece

The men were hit with charges including organized crime, weapons charges and violating protections for antiquities and cultural heritage.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 26, 2026 Sperone Westwater parties propose referee as Westwater seeks dismissal of lawsuit
The Foster Building rises above neighboring brick structures in Manhattan at dusk. The glass-fronted gallery space, long home to Sperone Westwater, is seen amid evening traffic

A February court filing says the co-owners have agreed in principle to appoint a neutral third party.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 24, 2026 Kennedy Center releases video of alleged vandal after 'toxic' substance incident
The Kennedy Center has released video footage of the man who allegedly vandalized an ice skating rink with a "toxic" black substance

The incident caused the cancellation of a performance by Montreal skating group Le Patin Libre.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Feb 24, 2026 Belgian investor sues Opera Gallery over $2M deal
Belgian investor sues Opera Gallery over $2M deal

Opera Gallery removed the case from a state court in Florida to federal court, and said it would seek to have the case dismissed.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 23, 2026 Everyone Hates Elon activists hang Prince Andrew’s post-arrest photo in the Louvre
Everyone Hates Elon activists hang Prince Andrew’s post-arrest photo in the Louvre

Everyone Hates Elon activists recorded themselves hanging a print of the photograph in a gilded frame on a Louvre gallery wall.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Feb 20, 2026 Watch: Les Wexner gives 5-hour deposition on the Epstein files
Les Wexner is pictured smiling in a screenshot from his deposition to the House Oversight Committee.

Wexner was asked about Maria Farmer, Virginia Giuffre, Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and the infamous birthday letter he wrote for Epstein.

by Adam Schrader
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