Political and Legislative
The Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over the Fate of Artwork Stolen by Nazis
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a long-running case that would decide the fate of a renowned work of art stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish family fleeing Germany at the outset of World War II.
The court is being asked to decide the case, which concerns a Camille Pissarro painting, on extremely technical legal issues involving which laws should be applied to determine the piece’s rightful owners.
David Boies, an attorney for the descendants of the Cassirer family, which purchased the painting in 1900, argued on Tuesday that the laws of California, where the suit was filed, should be applied as opposed to those of Spain, where the painting now sits in a museum.
