Appeals Court Declines Review of Coin Collectors Guild Import Restrictions Case

December 28, 2012 by Tim Warren|Penalties and Courts

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declined to hold an en banc review of the court's previous decision against Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG), which sued CBP over import restrictions. That court in October sided with the Justice Department in a suit filed by the ACCG over the implementation of import restrictions on cultural property from China and Cyprus. The ACCG filed the original suit in the U.S. District Court of Maryland after CBP stopped the 2009 import of coins over violations of the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA). The district court said neither the State Department nor CBP had exceeded their authority.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12102420 for summary of the appeals court decision.)

(Ancient Coin Collectors Guild v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, No. 11-2012)

(Attorneys: Peter Karl Tompa, Bailey & Ehrenberg for plaintiff ACCG; Samantha Lee Chaifetz for defendant U.S. Government)