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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 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.

Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 Student reaches $125K settlement after school erased her pro-Palestinian art
A collage of two images, on the left a girl sits in a parking spot with her drawing of a watermelon and the text 'Peace Be Upon You. The right is a closeup of that image

The settlement was reached without a non-disclosure agreement or an apology from the school district.

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.
Law and Crime   -   May 13, 2026 Brent Sikkema murder trial opens as disputed chart details alleged plot

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
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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
Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 Student reaches $125K settlement after school erased her pro-Palestinian art
A collage of two images, on the left a girl sits in a parking spot with her drawing of a watermelon and the text 'Peace Be Upon You. The right is a closeup of that image

The settlement was reached without a non-disclosure agreement or an apology from the school district.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 Photographer Nick Vedros sues Florida design firm for alleged copyright violation
Photographer Nick Vedros sues Florida design firm for alleged copyright violation

Vedros, a commercial and fine art photographer, has had his work shown in recent museum exhibitions.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 More artifacts tied to traffickers Subhash Kapoor, Nancy Wiener repatriated to India
A sandstone sculpture of Ganesha is pictured against a black background

The return of the artifacts was announced on April 28 by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 05, 2026 Father-daughter duo plead guilty in $2M counterfeit art scheme
A photocopy in black-and-white of a painting depicting a nude female

Erwin Bankowsk, 50, and his 26-year-old daughter Karolina Bankowska pleaded guilty to their charges in Brooklyn federal court.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 04, 2026 Read the report: Review details Leon Botstein’s Epstein ties as Bard president resigns
Read the report: Review details Leon Botstein’s Epstein ties as Bard president resigns

Botstein will remain a member of Bard's faculty and continue to live on campus.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 04, 2026 ‘Like a Paw Patrol book’: DOJ official pens weird filing in White House East Wing suit
‘Like a Paw Patrol book’: DOJ official pens weird filing in White House East Wing suit

Stanley E. Woodward, Jr., has penned a weird filing in an ongoing lawsuit over Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.

by Adam Schrader
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