HEAR Act

New Legislation Aids Claims by Victims of Nazi Expropriations

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Congress has passed legislation making it easier for plaintiffs to recover Nazi-looted art and other expropriated property.  If the president signs the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (“Hear”) Act of 2025 into law, defendants will have fewer procedural protections from such claims, including a more limited immunity defense for foreign sovereigns. The legislation illustrates how Congress…

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