A federal judge in Brooklyn made it clear that New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's decision to stop funding the Brooklyn Museum of Art in the wake of the "Sensation" exhibition violated the U.S. Constitution. Agreeing with virtually every argument offered by lawyers for the museum, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Gershon refused to abstain from exercising federal jurisdiction in the face of a state eviction proceeding, and granted a preliminary injunction that restores withheld city funding.
November 02, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Eastern District Judge Nina Gershon made it clear yesterday that Mayor Giuliani’s decision to stop funding the Brooklyn Museum of Art in the wake of the “Sensation” exhibition violated the Constitution.
Agreeing with virtually every argument offered by lawyers for the museum, Judge Gershon refused to abstain from exercising federal jurisdiction in the face of a state eviction proceeding, and granted a preliminary injunction that restores withheld city funding.
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