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Developers Allege Data Center Bans Defy Due Process

By Charlie Innis · September 9, 2026, 9:40 PM EDT

Developers across the country are accusing city and county governments of violating their constitutional rights to due process, claiming in federal lawsuits that recently enacted moratoriums on data center projects are...

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Case Information

Case Title

Thor Equities, LLC et al v. City of Urbana, Ohio et al

Case Number

3:26-cv-00196

Court

Ohio Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

June 19, 2026


Case Title

Wixom Industrial One, LLC v. Wixom, City of

Case Number

2:26-cv-12754

Court

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit

Real Property: Other

Date Filed

August 07, 2026


Case Title

DCB Nashville, LLC v. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Case Number

3:26-cv-01143

Court

Tennessee Middle

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

August 11, 2026


Case Title

CAL Realty, LLC et al v. Gibraltar, City of

Case Number

2:26-cv-12893

Court

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

August 17, 2026