The Chronicle has an article, "Lawsuits by Victims of Terrorism Imperil Archeological Studies," that I think a lot of you will find of interest — perhaps especially those who work on cultural property — about lawsuits by victims of state-sponsors of terrorism. The victims are making claims on cultural property — like ancient artifacts — that are in university museums in the United States. The idea is that the artifacts may actually belong to the countries that sponsored terrorism, so that the artifacts may be assets used to the satisfy judgements against those countries. In fact, those artifacts may be some of the few assets subject to the jurisdiction of US courts.
Law professors Patty Gerstenblith of DePaul and Jennifer Anglim Kreder of Northern Kentucky are both quoted in the artice.