In a recent mixed decision that some news outlets reported as a win for art and antique dealers and others described as a win for conservationists, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the federal Endangered Species Act and its implementing regulations do not preempt

Continue Reading Elephant in the Courtroom:  The Second Circuit Finds No Preemption of New York State’s Ivory Law but Overturns Display Restriction

On August 14, 2019, Judge Lorna Schofield of the Southern District of New York entered an Opinion and Order in The Art & Antique Dealers League of America, Inc. v. Seggos, 18 Civ. 2504, ruling on the constitutionality of provisions of New York State Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0535-a
Continue Reading Art Dealers’ First Amendment Argument Against New York State Ivory Law Survives Motion to Dismiss