Berkshire Museum’s Planned Sale of Art Draws Opposition Two prominent museum groups said the plan to sell works by Norman Rockwell, Alexander Calder and others would violate the organizations’ ethical codes. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Canada Debates Whether Gift of Leibovitz Photos Is Also a Tax Dodge Four years after the donation of 2,070 photos created by Annie Leibovitz to a Nova Scotia museum, a government panel is balking at its $20 million valuation. By SOPAN DEB and COLIN MOYNIHAN
Hammer Attacker Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison David Baril had pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and one count of attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer in the 2015 attacks. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
New York Police Agree to Take Public Records Requests by Email The Police Department has settled a lawsuit over its compliance with the state Freedom of Information law by agreeing to accept and handle information requests by email. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Former Contractor Sues Dale Chihuly, Claiming He Helped Create Artwork Michael Moi claims he is a co-author of certain works, while Mr. Chihuly’s lawyers say he is trying to exploit the artist’s deteriorating mental state. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Noise as a Weapon? Police Use of Sound Cannons Questioned A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit could proceed claiming that the New York Police’s deploying of an acoustic device at a 2014 protest was excessive force. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
El Museo del Barrio Fires Executive as New Director Faces More Challenges Berta Colón, who had been the deputy director of institutional advancement, was dismissed; she has written to the board over concerns about finances. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
When Posters Were the Samizdat of the Lower East Side The exhibition “Taking It to the Streets!” puts the wheat-pasted political literature of the 1980s and ’90s in a central storytelling role. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
An Elizabeth Taylor Gem? Cue the Turmoil Ms. Taylor’s trust has filed suit in New York Supreme Court against Christie’s over a diamond pendant the auction house sold in 2011. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Don’t Blame the Russians, Tax Judge Tells Sotheby’s Expert In a case involving an estate and a Sotheby’s expert’s valuation of two paintings by old masters, a judge sides with the Internal Revenue Service. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Another Lawsuit Related to Art Fraud Scandal Is Settled The lawsuit, related to the scandal involving the Knoedler & Company gallery, has ended with a court settlement.
William T. Walters, Famed Sports Bettor, Is Guilty in Insider Trading Case Prosecutors said Mr. Walters made more than $40 million from 2008 to 2014 by realizing profits and avoiding losses based on inside information he received about Dean Foods. By COLIN MOYNIHAN and LIZ MOYER
Different Portraits of a Gambler as a Trader Emerge at Trial The insider trading trial of William T. Walters, a colorful Las Vegas sports gambler known as Billy, nears the end in Manhattan.
Africa Center Looks to Close Fund-Raising Gap, and Open Its Doors The center in Harlem posted video of what its headquarters may eventually look like, and announced financing efforts under its new board president. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Credibility of Key Witness Questioned in Gambler’s Insider Trading Case The lawyer for William T. Walters, a sports gambler accused of insider trading, said Thomas C. Davis lied about providing information to Mr. Walters. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
In Stark Terms, Ex-Chairman of Dean Foods Describes Passing Along Tips Thomas Davis, testifying in a case against the gambler William Walters that also involves the golfer Phil Mickelson, made an extraordinary admission of malfeasance. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Only Assailant Tried in Racially Charged Beating Gets Four Years But the sentence is stayed pending appeal. As many as 20 members of a Hasidic neighborhood watch group called the shomrim assaulted a young black man. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
With Phil Mickelson on Witness List, Gambler’s Insider Trading Trial Begins Prosecutors contend that William T. Walters made profits and avoided losses of more than $40 million using inside information on Dean Foods. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
German Foundation to Help Jewish Heirs in Search for Nazi Looted Art The descendants of a publisher, Rudolf Mosse, who fled Germany in the 1930s, is also teaming up with a university to find the family’s art collection. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Heirs Sue for Return of a Kandinsky, Saying It Was Looted by Nazis The lawsuit says the painting, “Colorful Life,” was sold without permission when a Jewish family fled the Netherlands. By COLIN MOYNIHAN and ALISON SMALE
Berkshire Museum’s Planned Sale of Art Draws Opposition Two prominent museum groups said the plan to sell works by Norman Rockwell, Alexander Calder and others would violate the organizations’ ethical codes. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Canada Debates Whether Gift of Leibovitz Photos Is Also a Tax Dodge Four years after the donation of 2,070 photos created by Annie Leibovitz to a Nova Scotia museum, a government panel is balking at its $20 million valuation. By SOPAN DEB and COLIN MOYNIHAN
Hammer Attacker Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison David Baril had pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and one count of attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer in the 2015 attacks. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
New York Police Agree to Take Public Records Requests by Email The Police Department has settled a lawsuit over its compliance with the state Freedom of Information law by agreeing to accept and handle information requests by email. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Former Contractor Sues Dale Chihuly, Claiming He Helped Create Artwork Michael Moi claims he is a co-author of certain works, while Mr. Chihuly’s lawyers say he is trying to exploit the artist’s deteriorating mental state. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Noise as a Weapon? Police Use of Sound Cannons Questioned A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit could proceed claiming that the New York Police’s deploying of an acoustic device at a 2014 protest was excessive force. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
El Museo del Barrio Fires Executive as New Director Faces More Challenges Berta Colón, who had been the deputy director of institutional advancement, was dismissed; she has written to the board over concerns about finances. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
When Posters Were the Samizdat of the Lower East Side The exhibition “Taking It to the Streets!” puts the wheat-pasted political literature of the 1980s and ’90s in a central storytelling role. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
An Elizabeth Taylor Gem? Cue the Turmoil Ms. Taylor’s trust has filed suit in New York Supreme Court against Christie’s over a diamond pendant the auction house sold in 2011. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Don’t Blame the Russians, Tax Judge Tells Sotheby’s Expert In a case involving an estate and a Sotheby’s expert’s valuation of two paintings by old masters, a judge sides with the Internal Revenue Service. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Another Lawsuit Related to Art Fraud Scandal Is Settled The lawsuit, related to the scandal involving the Knoedler & Company gallery, has ended with a court settlement.
William T. Walters, Famed Sports Bettor, Is Guilty in Insider Trading Case Prosecutors said Mr. Walters made more than $40 million from 2008 to 2014 by realizing profits and avoiding losses based on inside information he received about Dean Foods. By COLIN MOYNIHAN and LIZ MOYER
Different Portraits of a Gambler as a Trader Emerge at Trial The insider trading trial of William T. Walters, a colorful Las Vegas sports gambler known as Billy, nears the end in Manhattan.
Africa Center Looks to Close Fund-Raising Gap, and Open Its Doors The center in Harlem posted video of what its headquarters may eventually look like, and announced financing efforts under its new board president. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Credibility of Key Witness Questioned in Gambler’s Insider Trading Case The lawyer for William T. Walters, a sports gambler accused of insider trading, said Thomas C. Davis lied about providing information to Mr. Walters. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
In Stark Terms, Ex-Chairman of Dean Foods Describes Passing Along Tips Thomas Davis, testifying in a case against the gambler William Walters that also involves the golfer Phil Mickelson, made an extraordinary admission of malfeasance. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Only Assailant Tried in Racially Charged Beating Gets Four Years But the sentence is stayed pending appeal. As many as 20 members of a Hasidic neighborhood watch group called the shomrim assaulted a young black man. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
With Phil Mickelson on Witness List, Gambler’s Insider Trading Trial Begins Prosecutors contend that William T. Walters made profits and avoided losses of more than $40 million using inside information on Dean Foods. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
German Foundation to Help Jewish Heirs in Search for Nazi Looted Art The descendants of a publisher, Rudolf Mosse, who fled Germany in the 1930s, is also teaming up with a university to find the family’s art collection. By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Heirs Sue for Return of a Kandinsky, Saying It Was Looted by Nazis The lawsuit says the painting, “Colorful Life,” was sold without permission when a Jewish family fled the Netherlands. By COLIN MOYNIHAN and ALISON SMALE
