To clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act.

1. 01

   How should courts balance the historical injustice of Nazi looting against statutes of limitations that typically protect defendants from old claims?

2. 02

   Which museums and foreign institutions with U.S. business ties could face significant legal and financial exposure from removing time-based dismissal defenses?

3. 03

   What evidence should determine whether artwork in museums today was actually stolen versus legitimately acquired, given the difficulty of proving ownership after nearly 80 years?

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