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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jun. 10, 2014

Case over Nazi-looted art to proceed

The 9th Circuit voted to reverse U.S. District Judge John F. Walter and send back to him for further proceedings the case of two life-size panels depicting Adam and Eve painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in the 16th century.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Seventy years after D-Day, Nazi-looted art was on the docket Friday as a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel amped up the pressure on Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum to return Old Master paintings to their owner's heir.


The panel voted 2-1 to reverse U.S. District Judge John F. Walter of Los Angeles and send back to him for further proceedings the case of two life-size panels depicting Adam ...

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