\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for Donald Trump\u2019s future presidential library.The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida\u2019s open government law when they gifted the sizable plot of real estate to the state, which then voted to transfer it to the foundation for President Trumps\u2019 planned library.\u201cThis is not an easy decision,\u201d Mavel said Tuesday when explaining her ruling from the bench.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News\u201cThis is not a case, at least for this court, rooted in politics,\u201d she added.The nearly 3-acre property is a developer\u2019s dream and is valued at more than $67 million, according to a 2025 assessment by the Miami-Dade County property appraiser. One real estate expert wagered that the parcel \u2014 one of the last undeveloped lots on an iconic stretch of palm tree-lined Biscayne Boulevard \u2014 could sell for hundreds of millions of dollars more.Marvin Dunn, an activist and chronicler of local Black history, filed a lawsuit this month in a Miami-Dade County court against the Board of Trustees for Miami Dade College, a state-run school that owned the property. He alleges that the board violated Florida\u2019s Government in the Sunshine law by not providing sufficient notice for its special meeting on Sept. 23, when it voted to give up the land.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.A week later, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to transfer the land again, effectively putting the property under the control of the Trump family when they deeded it to the foundation for Trump\u2019s library. The foundation is led by three trustees: Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump\u2019s husband, Michael Boulos, and the president\u2019s attorney James Kiley.Richard Brodsky, an attorney for Dunn, said the issue before the court was not a question of politics, but whether the public board followed the open government law.\u201cThe people have a right to know what they\u2019re going to decide to do when the transaction is so significant, so unusual and deprives the students and the college of this land,\u201d Brodsky said.___ Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press\/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.Top Headlines: Reported home invasion in Port St. Lucie prompts investigation\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for Donald Trump\u2019s future presidential library.<\/p>\n
The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida\u2019s open government law when they gifted the sizable plot of real estate to the state, which then voted to transfer it to the foundation for President Trumps\u2019 planned library<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not an easy decision,\u201d Mavel said Tuesday when explaining her ruling from the bench.<\/p>\n Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThis is not a case, at least for this court, rooted in politics,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n The nearly 3-acre property is a developer\u2019s dream and is valued at more than $67 million, according to a 2025 assessment by the Miami-Dade County property appraiser. One real estate expert wagered that the parcel \u2014 one of the last undeveloped lots on an iconic stretch of palm tree-lined Biscayne Boulevard \u2014 could sell for hundreds of millions of dollars more.<\/p>\n Marvin Dunn, an activist and chronicler of local Black history, filed a lawsuit this month in a Miami-Dade County court against the Board of Trustees for Miami Dade College, a state-run school that owned the property. He alleges that the board violated Florida\u2019s Government in the Sunshine law by not providing sufficient notice for its special meeting on Sept. 23, when it voted to give up the land.<\/p>\n Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A week later, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to transfer the land again, effectively putting the property under the control of the Trump family when they deeded it to the foundation for Trump\u2019s library. The foundation is led by three trustees: Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump\u2019s husband, Michael Boulos, and the president\u2019s attorney James Kiley.<\/p>\n Richard Brodsky, an attorney for Dunn, said the issue before the court was not a question of politics, but whether the public board followed the open government law.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people have a right to know what they\u2019re going to decide to do when the transaction is so significant, so unusual and deprives the students and the college of this land,\u201d Brodsky said.<\/p>\n ___ Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press\/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America<\/a> is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.<\/p>\n Top Headlines: <\/p>\n