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  • March 20, 2026

    Chicago Transit Authority Says Feds Can't Hold $2B 'Hostage'

    The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday asked an Illinois federal court to force the federal government to release more than $2 billion in funding for extending and updating city train lines, claiming the government is trying to "hold hostage" the grants supporting "crucial infrastructure projects" for the city.

  • March 20, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Rate Hold, Data Center Regs, Housing EOs

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including reactions to the latest interest rates news from the Fed, states tamping down on data center development and executive orders on the affordable housing front.

  • March 20, 2026

    Judge Won't Reopen DIRTT Suit After Sending It To Canada

    A Utah federal judge has declined to reinstate a trade secrets dispute between two Canadian construction companies, saying the suing company has not explained how a no-longer-pending summary judgment motion in Canadian court has any bearing on a U.S. court case.

  • March 20, 2026

    Builders Can Proceed As Class In Fee Suit, NC Justices Say

    Homebuilders challenging the City of Raleigh's capital facilities fee ordinances can proceed within a certified class action after North Carolina's highest court ruled Friday that state statute requires unlawful fees be returned to the payor regardless of who ultimately shouldered the cost.

  • March 20, 2026

    DOT Diversity Program Overhaul Moots Contractors' Challenge

    A Kentucky federal judge has determined that a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation's more than 40-year-old Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for women- and minority-owned businesses is now moot since the Trump administration overhauled the program last year.

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