Overview

• Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz issued a temporary order pausing the deed transfer, saying the notice for the Sept. 23 meeting was not reasonable under open-meetings requirements.
• Historian Marvin Dunn sued Miami Dade College, arguing trustees violated the Sunshine Law by posting only a vague agenda and holding a brief, early meeting that was not livestreamed.
• After initially declining to halt the transfer on standing grounds Monday, the court on Tuesday blocked further deed work while the case proceeds, with college attorneys indicating they will appeal.
• The 2.63-acre parcel next to the Freedom Tower, appraised at about $67 million, was approved by college trustees for conveyance to the state, which the following week voted to transfer it to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation with a five-year start-to-build condition.
• Polling shows strong local opposition to using the college land for the project, while the college maintains its notice met legal standards and estimates an injunction could cost up to $300,000 in delays.