In 1939, the Nazis forced her to give the state the painting for the equivalent of about $360 today. In exchange she was given an exit visa to escape Nazi persecution and she eventually settled in the U.S.

The Cassirer family of California is hoping to finally reclaim a Camille Pissarro painting potentially worth tens of millions.

A 20-year legal odyssey seeking the return of a Nazi-looted painting that once belonged to the German Jewish family of a former La Mesa resident endured its latest twist Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered an appellate court to reconsider the fate of the artwork.

The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.

The suits by the Democratic-led states, seeking monetary damages, generally accused the energy companies of creating a public nuisance or violating state laws by concealing from the public for decades the fact that burning fossil fuels would lead to climate change. The companies denied wrongdoing.