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Aug. 3, 2026 Trial Scheduled in Lawsuit Over Miami Land for Trump Presidential Library

A trial is scheduled for Aug. 3, 2026, after a judge granted a temporary injunction blocking Miami Dade College from transferring a nearly 3-acre Biscayne Boulevard parcel intended for a Trump presidential library. Plaintiff Marvin Dunn argues the college violated Florida’s open-meetings law when it voted to give up the land. A 2025 appraisal values the lot at over $67 million, though experts say its final value could be far higher. The trial date could change pending appeals.

06:18 AM, 11/25/2025Politics
Aug. 3, 2026 Trial Scheduled in Lawsuit Over Miami Land for Trump Presidential Library

A Miami court has set a trial date of Aug. 3, 2026, in a lawsuit seeking to block the transfer of a nearly 3-acre parcel on Biscayne Boulevard that Florida intends to give to the foundation behind former President Donald Trump’s proposed presidential library. Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz issued the scheduling order after earlier granting a temporary injunction that halted the transfer.

Background

Miami activist Marvin Dunn, a retired professor and local chronicler of Black history, sued after the Miami Dade College board voted to relinquish the waterfront property at a special meeting on Sept. 23. Dunn alleges the board violated Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law by failing to provide adequate public notice of that meeting.

What’s at stake

The parcel — one of the last undeveloped lots on a palm-lined stretch of Biscayne Boulevard — was valued at more than $67 million in a 2025 county appraisal. Real estate specialists say the site’s prime location could make it worth substantially more, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on development opportunities and market conditions.

Court proceedings and next steps

Attorneys for Miami Dade College had asked Judge Ruiz to pause the trial while an appeals court reviews the matter, but Ruiz instead set the case for trial on Aug. 3, while acknowledging the date could change depending on appellate action. With the temporary injunction in place, the college cannot complete the transfer until the courts resolve the dispute or the injunction is lifted.

The outcome will determine whether the state can proceed with plans to gift the parcel to the library foundation or whether the transfer process must be revisited to comply with open-meetings requirements.

By Kate Payne.

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