Legal Updates: Barnes, Maier

---Montgomery County will be filing its court brief today opposing the Barnes' move to Philadelphia and will hold a press conference on the steps of Orphan's Court in Norristown, PA, at 2:00 p.m. Lawyers representing the Barnes and the opponents to the move are expected in court on Oct. 5. Barnes attorneys are likely to challenge the standing of the petitioners to bring suit.

Mark Schwartz, attorney for the Friends of the Barnes and others, argues that even if Judge Stanley Ott doesn't grant his clients standing, the judge himself has the power to review new developments and determine whether he should rescind his permission for the move due to changed circumstances.

---Christa Desrets, in yesterday's Lynchburg News & Advance, reports on the continuing contretemps over possible sales from Randolph College's Maier Museum. Desrets writes:

The [college's] board met as recently as Monday to discuss ongoing issues, spokeswoman Brenda Edson said, but has made no final decision on the artwork.

Judging from this week's posts, I think I should change CultureGrrl's name to the Art Law Blog. Oh wait...there already is one, and he's been following these cases, too.