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December 07, 2020
Justices Tackle Sovereign Immunity Scope In Nazi Theft Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of Hungary's argument that a proposed class action over possessions it allegedly seized during the Holocaust should not proceed, suggesting that tossing the case would go against Congress' intent.
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December 04, 2020
Up Next At High Court: Nazi Art Theft, Facebook Class Action
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear its final cases of 2020 starting Monday, including a $250 million lawsuit against Germany over art stolen by Nazis, a high-profile Facebook privacy case, and a separation-of-powers showdown involving a housing regulator.
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October 19, 2020
Justices Urged To Make Germany Face $250M Nazi Art Fight
An advocacy group representing U.S. Orthodox Jews is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to force Germany to face claims relating to $250 million worth of medieval art that was allegedly looted by the Nazis, saying an exception under sovereign immunity law doesn't apply.
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September 10, 2020
Lawyers Urge High Court To Leave FSIA Scope To Congress
A group of former U.S. State Department lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a D.C. Circuit judgment reviving claims over Nazi officers' alleged misappropriation of more than $250 million dollars in medieval art stolen from German Jews.
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May 27, 2020
DOJ Tells Justices To Take Up $250M Nazi Art Fight
The Justice Department urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a D.C. Circuit ruling that revived a long-simmering fight over Nazi Germany's purchase of $250 million in medieval art, which descendants of the Jewish art dealers involved say had been stolen.