Chasidei Chabad v Russian Federation The case involves the return of alleged texts belonging to Judaica in possession of the Russian government which could end up on the black market The U S Courts have ordered Russia to preserve and return the texts but Moscow eventually withdrew from the case citing sovereign immunity As a result of the lawsuit the Russian Federation has cancelled loans to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York the National Gallery in Washington the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and Houston Museum of Natural Science over the threat the artwork could be seized as reciprocity In June 2011 the Justice Department filed a notice it would not support the confiscation of Russian artwork on loan as retaliation See AGUDAS CHASIDEI CHABAD OF UNITED STATES v Russian Federation AGUDAS CHASIDEI CHABAD OF UNITED STATES v Russian Federation U S to Russia No Artwork Seizures in Chabad Case U S Justice Department may intervene in Chabad Russia feud over texts US Judge Orders Russia to Preserve Chabad Texts