A trial date has been set for August 2026 in the lawsuit Seeking to prevent Transferring a piece of luxury real estate in Miami to use for President Donald Trump Presidential Library.
The decision by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz in Miami on Monday will delay Miami-Dade College’s plans to formally transfer the large plot of land to the state of Florida, which it intends to give to a foundation Planned library.
He introduced Miami activist Marvin Dunn, a retired professor and historian of local black history The suit Arguing that the College Board violated the Florida Board of Regents Government in the Sunshine Act By not giving sufficient notice to hold its own meeting on September 23, when it voted to abandon the approximately 3-acre (1.2 ha) property.
Last month, Ruiz sided with Dunn and issued a temporary injunction blocking the transfer of ownership, at least for now.
The college’s lawyers had asked the judge to halt the trial proceedings until the ruling was issued Court of Appeal review. Instead, Ruiz set a trial start date of August 3, though she acknowledged that could change, depending on how the appeals court proceeds.
The property is a developer’s dream and is worth more than $67 million, according to a 2025 appraisal conducted by a Miami-Dade County property appraiser. One real estate expert bet that the parcel — one of the last undeveloped parcels on a landmark stretch of palm-lined Biscayne Boulevard — could sell for hundreds of millions of dollars more.
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Kate Payne is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America It is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.