U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 21, 2009
9th Circuit Upholds Ruling Invalidating State Holocaust Law
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California law Wednesday that was designed to help heirs of Holocaust victims recover artwork looted by the Nazis.
Daily Journal Staff Writer The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California law Wednesday that was designed to help heirs of Holocaust victims recover artwork looted by the Nazis. As a result, Marei von Saher can't use the 2002 law to recover two 16th Century paintings traced to a prominent Dutch art dealer who fled the Netherlands during the Nazi invasion. The paintings are on display at the Norton Simon Museum of Art...
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