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US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes
A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria
Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action will have minimal impact on arts education in the US
Many specialised schools are already recruiting in an equitable way
US Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in closely watched copyright lawsuit
The case, which pitted the Andy Warhol Foundation against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, may have major repercussions for artists who build upon others’ work
Artist Nancy Baker Cahill projects exploding uterus atop the US Supreme Court
The artist’s augmented-reality artwork addresses the evisceration of abortion rights in the US
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received art gifts from billionaire conservative donor
The gifts given to Thomas or on his behalf include a painting of him and his wife and $105,000 to fund a portrait at his alma mater
US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Andy Warhol copyright infringement case
In oral arguments, lawyers for the foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith debated the boundaries of licensing, fair use and reinterpretation in Warhol’s prints of musician Prince
Battle lines drawn as Andy Warhol copyright case goes to US Supreme Court
Long-running case centres on a 1980s photograph of pop star Prince by Lynn Goldsmith, which later formed the basis of a series of prints by Andy Warhol
‘I'm now living in a world where young women have fewer rights than I did’: art world reacts to US Supreme Court decision ending abortion rights
The decision, though expected, still sparked shock and outrage for many artists and gallerists
‘It’s not surprising, but it’s totally shocking’: artists respond to leaked US Supreme Court document threatening abortion access
Artists in the US and beyond expressed outrage, frustration and anger after a leaked draft of a decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade
The stakes of a copyright case being heard by the US Supreme Court go way beyond Andy Warhol
A forthcoming Supreme Court hearing in a case relating to a Warhol work that used a photographer’s portrait has potentially huge implications for copyright claims
Amid overwhelming silence from US museums on Roe v. Wade news, ICA San Francisco offers its space to abortion rights activists
Few museums have spoken out since a leaked draft of a US Supreme Court decision indicated that the country's highest court will overturn the landmark abortion rights case
US Supreme Court sends dispute over Nazi-looted Pissarro back to California court, reopening door for restitution claim
The Supreme Court's unanimous decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan, revolved around the question of which jurisdiction’s law to apply in cases where a foreign government is sued in US court
US Supreme Court will hear dispute over Andy Warhol’s use of photographer's image of Prince
The court’s ruling on the case, a years-long dispute between the Warhol Foundation and photographer Lucy Goldsmith, could be a watershed for the fair use doctrine
In US Supreme Court hearing over Nazi-looted Pissarro, justices question Spanish museum’s position
The latest chapter in the 20-year dispute over a painting currently in the collection of a Madrid museum suggests the case may head back to a California appeals court
US Supreme Court will hear case of Nazi-looted Pissarro painting
The decades-long dispute between the heirs of a Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation is embroiled in procedural questions about foreign sovereigns’ liabilities in US courts
North Carolina film-maker’s copyright case against the state revived after Supreme Court denial
A district court will now consider whether Rick Allen’s footage of a pirate ship salvage operation was unjustly taken by state officials
US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Guelph Treasure claim
The case centres on whether Germany’s taking of a trove of medieval church reliquaries from its own Jewish citizens was a violation of international law—potentially opening the door for other reparations
Germany’s arguments to toss Guelph Treasure case raise concerns from US lawmakers
In Supreme Court filings, the country claims the sale of a valuable collection at a deep discount during the Nazi-era did not violate international law
US Supreme Court and its impact on the arts: 1990-2020
From freedom of speech trials to Holocaust restitution cases , the country’s highest court regularly weighs in on issues that affect the art world
In victory for street artists, US Supreme Court declines to hear 5Pointz developer’s appeal
A New York judge previously awarded $6.75m in damages to the artists, whose graffiti was whitewashed from a Queens warehouse
New York developer who whitewashed 5Pointz graffiti—and owes artists $6.75m in damages—appeals to Supreme Court
Petition focuses on the phrasing of the Visual Artists Rights Act, which protects works of “recognized stature” without defining what that means
US government recommends that the Supreme Court hear German museums’ appeal on Guelph Treasure claim
The solicitor general’s recent filing suggests the Nazis’ looting of Jewish collections in Germany was a domestic rather than international crime
Courtroom artists draw from imagination as the US Supreme Court moves oral arguments online
Supreme Court rules film-maker cannot sue North Carolina for copyright infringement
Opinion finds Congress overstepped its authority with 1990 federal statute, but allowed for a new law to "stop states from behaving as copyright pirates"
The US Supreme Court’s silence on Nazi art theft fails Holocaust survivors
Last week’s decision to reject an appeal over the ownership of Picasso’s The Actor was a missed opportunity to clarify the limitations of the 2016 HEAR Act
Supreme Court delays Guelph Treasure appeal so US government can add its views to case
The German state museum agency has argued that it cannot be sued in American courts by heirs of Jewish dealers who sold the works during the Holocaust
Berlin museums appeal to US Supreme Court in dispute over €200m Guelph Treasure
The case 'shouldn't be heard in a US court', argues the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Artist's copyright infringement suit heads to US Supreme Court
North Carolina used film director’s images without obtaining his permission or compensating him
US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Nazi-looted art
Norton Simon Museum can keep two Cranach masterpieces
US Supreme Court declines to review a challenge to the National Gallery's ownership of a Matisse
Grandchildren of muse depicted in 1908 painting exhaust their US appeals