I thought the list would be interested in the following memo AAM just sent
out to its Affiliates, the Regionals, and others.
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> November 1, 1999
>
> TO: AAM Affiliates
> Regional Museum Associations
> Museum Working Group
> Cultural Advocacy Group Congressional Committee
>
> FROM:  Edward H. Able, Jr.,  President and CEO
>
> ABOUT:  Court Decision on Brooklyn Museum of Art
>
> U. S. District Court Judge Nina Gershon has just announced her decision in
> favor of the Brooklyn Museum of Art's request for a preliminary injunction
> against the city of New York, to prevent Mayor Giuliani from following
> through on his threat to freeze the city's normal contribution of $7.2
> million to the museum.  The city had already withheld its $497,554
> contribution for October and sued in state court to evict the museum.
>
> In her 40-page opinion, Judge Gershon indicated that the museum "has
> established irreparable harm and a likelihood of success on its First
> Amendment claim," and she barred the city from "taking steps to inflict
> any punishment, retaliation, discrimination or sanction" against the BMA
> for the exhibit "Sensation."
>
> We expect to have the brief shortly and will examine it.  At this point,
> there is no word yet from either the museum or the city about the
> decision.  We will let you know as we hear further news in this case and
> in the state court.

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