Federal Court Rejects Bid to Seize Iranian Antiquities at Harvard

 

Inside Higher Ed: Federal Court Rejects Bid to Seize Iranian Antiquities at Harvard:

"Several Americans with claims against Iran have tried to collect money owed by that nation by going after antiquities at various American institutions. But the appeals court ruled -- as other courts have ruled - that there are very limited circumstances in which artifacts can be seized as assets, and that this is not one of them".