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Miami, FL - A Florida appeals court has denied a request from Attorney General James Uthmeier to fast-track an appeal in the ongoing dispute over land designated for the proposed Donald Trump Presidential Library in downtown Miami.
The ruling, issued by the Third District Court of Appeal, leaves in place a lower court’s decision to allow the case to proceed without expedited review.
According to court documents, the lawsuit centers on allegations that Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees violated Florida’s Sunshine Law when it approved transferring property near the Freedom Tower for the construction of Trump’s library.
Prosecutors allege that the board failed to provide sufficient public notice before voting on the proposal, which opponents claim was decided in private without adequate transparency.
The appeals court did not offer a written explanation for its decision to deny the request.
The Attorney General’s Office had argued that a faster ruling was necessary to prevent potential delays in the project’s development and to clarify whether the board’s vote complied with state open-government requirements.
The case will now continue in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, where a hearing is scheduled for November 24th.
The disputed property, located on a nearly three-acre parcel in downtown Miami, has been valued as one of the city’s most desirable development sites.
The court’s ruling ensures that the underlying Sunshine Law claims will proceed to be heard in full.