Federal Republic of Germany, et al., Petitioners v. Alan Philipp, et al.

  1. 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. 

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.