Law & Politics John Hinckley, Who Tried to Assassinate Ronald Reagan, Can Now Share His Art With the World, a Judge Rules The 65-year-old hopes to sell his art on Etsy and upload his music to streaming services. By Artnet News, Oct 29, 2020
Law & Politics The US Government Has Filed a Lawsuit Demanding the San Francisco Asian Art Museum Return Two Ancient Artifacts to Thailand The museum’s staff was already working to repatriate the objects and says the case will just delay the process. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 28, 2020
Law & Politics A Billionaire Is Allegedly Blasting the ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Theme Song to Punish His Neighbor for Complaining About His Dale Chihuly Sculpture A $1 million Dale Chihuly sculpture is at the center of a feud between neighbors in Laguna Beach. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 27, 2020
Law & Politics Restitution Activist Mwazulu Diyabanza Was Arrested After He Tried to Remove an Indonesian Sculpture From the Louvre [UPDATED] The Congolese activist says he is “afraid” after taking his fight to France's most beloved museum. By Kate Brown, Oct 26, 2020
Law & Politics As a Lawsuit Over the Nazi-Looted Guelph Treasure Goes to the Supreme Court, Congressional Leaders Blast Germany’s Attempt to Derail It The Supreme Court will hear arguments in early December. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2020
Law & Politics After Purdue Pharma Reached a $225 Million Settlement With US Authorities, the Met Says the Name of Its Sackler Wing Is ‘Under Review’ NYU has become the latest institution to remove the Sackler name—but more may follow. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 23, 2020
Law & Politics Piet Mondrian’s Heirs Are Suing a German Museum for the Return of Four Paintings Worth Over $200 Million The paintings were loaned to the Kunstmuseen Krefeld in 1929 and allegedly never returned. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 22, 2020
Law & Politics A Law Firm Has Cleared the Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts of Ethics Violations—But Critics Are Still Crying Foul A whistleblower agency called the findings the result of an "unserious investigation." By Rachel Corbett & Zachary Small, Oct 15, 2020
Law & Politics Three Activists Who Tried to Remove a 19th-Century African Artwork From the Quai Branly Museum in Paris Have Been Convicted Prosecutors initially sought a €150,000 fine and a prison sentence. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2020
Law & Politics What Rights Does a Model Have Over Her Own Image? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered Who do home makeover shows always blur out the art on the walls? Why isn't Banksy allowed to trademark his work? We're here to help. By Katarina Feder, Oct 12, 2020
Law & Politics Cementing a $6.8 Million Win for Artists, the US Supreme Court Declines to Hear the Landmark Case Over the Destruction of Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz Artists can now claim a major and final victory. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 7, 2020
Law & Politics After Years of Foot-Dragging, France’s National Assembly Just Approved the Restitution of Looted Artifacts to Benin and Senegal Since France's groundbreaking report on restitution in 2018, the country has returned exactly zero objects to Africa. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 7, 2020
Law & Politics Activists Who Seized an African Statue From a Paris Museum Are Now on Trial. Their Argument: It Wasn’t Theft, It Was Political Protest Prosecutors downgraded the fine to just €1,000 for the group's leader and €500 each for his associates. By Kate Brown, Oct 1, 2020
Law & Politics A New Report on Transnational Crime Shows That the Business of Smuggling Cultural Property Is Not as Big as People Think The World Customs Organization's illicit trade report shows cultural heritage crime pales in comparison to other risk categories. By Ivan Macquisten, Sep 28, 2020
Law & Politics Artist Shantell Martin Ponders Legal Action After a Wine Brand Allegedly Stole Her Work for Its Label Bodegas San Huberto appears to have directly copied a mural Martin created for a 2017 show at the Albright-Knox in Buffalo. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 24, 2020
