Nicholas M.O'Donnell

This #StPatricksDay, take a closer look at a rare object from early medieval Ireland ☘️ Known as the Emly Shrine—named for its 19th-century owner, Lord Emly of County Limerick—this example is one of only nine complete Irish house reliquaries that survive today.

Arguing Philipp in 2020 in the nation’s highest court is the pride of my entire career, and I am grateful to Congress for asserting its proper role to correct the court’s grievous mistake. I look forward to hearing that the President has signed this important law. More soon /end

House votes unanimously today to pass the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025. I was moved to hear Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) during floor debate specifically call out by name SCOTUS's indefensible “domestic takings” error in F.R.G. v. Philipp🧵

I have a new piece out at The Forward, closing the loop on a story I started writing about 4 years ago. It's taken me to New Mexico, Colorado & is tied directly to my book The Art Spy. Plus Congress will debate the HEAR Act on Nazi looted art today buff.ly/4aRlzT3

US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material reuters.com/legal/governme…

The Muscarelle Museum of Art takes an engaging, expansive approach to highlighting the often-overlooked female practitioners of the assertive midcentury style. on.wsj.com/4tZz19R

-As promulgated the Section 122 tariffs will still exempt “artworks” as the IEEPA tariffs did (but not furnishings, antiquities, or other cultural property ordinarily exempt), they can go no higher than 15%, and they will end in 150 days.

The takeaways: -The court got it right on the IEEPA tariffs; -The Administration assured the lower courts last year that it would issue refunds, and now it must; -The new Section 122 tariffs do not withstand legal scrutiny any more than the IEEPA theory did; and

My longer thoughts on the recent tariff decision and the art market in the latest Art Law Report. I hope that you will find it useful. Bonus reference to the Freedom Trail if you read the whole piece. 🧵878449.hs-sites.com/artlawreport/a…

NEW: A federal appeals court swiftly rejected the Trump administration’s request to delay next steps in the fight over tariff refunds for importers after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s signature economic policy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: With uncertainty looming about whether the Trump administration will oppose paying back the billions it collected in tariffs that the US Supreme Court struck down, companies keep suing. 100+ new cases filed this week alone -- incl. some big household names (FedEx, Skechers, Dyson, Dollar General) -- pushing the total count above 2,000. With Jeannette Neumann: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Well said.

Perhaps today’s decision will shake the dust off a generally dormant Congress to roll up its sleeves and actually talk to each other and make compromises towards better policy. /end

The Administration has every right to seek to implement the policy on which it ran and was elected, and the business of legislation is a messy one, but actual legislation is the only way.

SCOTUS rules against the broad imposition of tariffs as implemented. I went on record as soon as the first Mexico Canada tariffs were announced almost a year ago that IEEPA does not provide a legal basis to impose tariffs in the way that the Administration argued. 🧵

Proud to be on the team representing taxpayers against retaliation for exercising their constitutional rights. pioneerinstitute.org/pioneer-legal-…