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Lawsuit Challenges Miami College Vote That Sent Prime Parcel to Trump Library

The suit alleges the college’s Sept. 23 special meeting lacked adequate public notice, violating Florida’s Sunshine Law.

The Freedom Tower is seen in downtown Miami on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump's presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump's presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump's presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Overview

  • Historian Marvin Dunn filed the case in Miami-Dade court seeking to halt or void the transfer and require a properly noticed public vote, with no ruling yet.
  • Dunn says trustees gave only vague notice and did not livestream the early-morning session where they approved conveying the land.
  • DeSantis’s office announced the library proposal that morning, and about a week later the governor and Cabinet deeded the site to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation.
  • The parcel is roughly 2.6–3 acres on Biscayne Boulevard by the Freedom Tower, appraised at about $67 million, with the deed requiring library components or construction to begin within five years.
  • Reporting notes the deal guarantees no specific benefits to Miami Dade College, the foundation is led by Eric Trump, Michael Boulos and attorney James Kiley, and polling shows most locals prefer the land stay with the college.