U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 11, 2025
Supreme Court sends Nazi-looted art case back to 9th Circuit
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a 9th Circuit ruling that allowed a Spanish foundation to keep a Pissarro painting surrendered to the Nazis in 1939. The case returns to the lower court for review under a new California law that could shift the legal framework in favor of the heirs seeking its return.
In light of a California law passed last year, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of a Spanish foundation that it should get to keep a 19th century painting by Camille Pissarro that a San Diego family's Jewish ancestor surrendered to the Nazis in 1939 to escape Germany.
The petition for writ of certiorari was granted and the case was remanded to the 9th Circuit to be considered in the wake of Gov. Gavin Newsom's si...
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