Board approves a two-year closure after a 34-minute meeting

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   The board approved an extended closure after a 34-minute meeting. The district court later found that most trustees received only limited materials two days before the vote, no analysis quantified lost revenue or goodwill, and the facilities recommendation considered the benefits of closure without its programming and donor costs. The court also accepted that the building needed extensive repairs and that phased construction presented safety and liability concerns.

   • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Beatty v. Trump, memorandum opinion and orderOpinion pages 16–21 and 77–85, facilities analysis, meeting record and court findings