On October 8, 2026, CHP Partner Charles Curlett delivered his presentation Bulldozing, Building, and “Beautification” in Trump’s Washington: The Administration’s effort to undermine Section 106 of the ...

Cultural Heritage Partners is a private law firm committed to the principle that cultural heritage is a human right.

On Thursday, August 27th, an unprecedented coalition of 600+ public, private, and nonprofit-sector organizations representing 5 million Americans, sent an open letter to call on Congress to reject ...

A bipartisan, bicameral congressional letter to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and Vice Chairman Travis Voyles is circulating right now in both chambers... On Friday, September ...

This Land Speaks: Virginia Tech online exhibit about the Monacan people and the importance of Rassawek The content of this website is intended to convey general information about Cultural Heritage ...

What Happened Yesterday—and What Comes Next Yesterday the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, now composed largely of presidential appointees aligned with this project, convened to... The content of this ...

One Page back ground summary of the The James River Water Authority (JRWA) plans to build a water pump station on top of Rassawek, the Monacans’ historic capital. The content of this website is ...

The content of this website is intended to convey general information about Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC. It should not be relied upon for legal advice, nor does this website or your use of it ...

Letter from Army Corps of Engineers to JRWA stating that the Corps will not authorize the proposed project under a nationwide permit and will now require JRWA to submit a standard individual permit ...

Letter from DHR notifying JRWA that their burial permit application must include a revised research and data recovery plan. The plan must be developed by a qualified archaeological consultant and meet ...

Many Americans are aghast at the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to accommodate the State Ballroom project in October. This calamity has reinforced just how weak our preservation law ...