Legal Opinion
In Re: Petition for Modification of Agreement
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 2, 2021No. Misc. No. 2017-3005Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) UNITED STATES, on behalf of and for the ) benefit of THE SMITHSONIAN ) INSTITUTION, ) Civil Action No. 17-mc-3005 (TSC) ) Petitioner. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The United States on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution (“the Smithsonian”) seeks modification of a 101-year-old agreement under the equitable doctrine of cy pres. For the reasons set forth below, the court will GRANT the United States’ Petition for Modification of the Agreement. I. INTRODUCTION The Smithsonian was created in 1846 by an act of Congress “for the increase and…
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