Tracker
Data center lawsuits
Court cases over data center projects in the Census: 38 cases, 30 pending. Each links to the filing or report it came from.
Case descriptions summarize what the parties claim, as reported in court filings or news coverage. Allegations are not findings: unless a case is marked decided, a court has not ruled on them.
| Case | Status | Filed | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Miles, Inc. et al. v. Effingham County Industrial Development Authority and Octans GA A conservation group and five residents, represented by SELC, allege the IDA violated Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records Acts in approving the OpenAI affiliate's tax abatement and land deal, and seek to void those agreements. Effingham County Superior Court · WTOC | pending | Sep 21, 2026 | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA |
| Residents’ challenge to Effingham County Ordinance 2026-352 Three residents ask the court to throw out the zoning ordinance and stop the county from using it unless the required zoning procedures are followed; the suit does not ask the court to stop Project Camellia. Effingham County Superior Court · Effingham Herald | pending | Sep 2, 2026 | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA |
| Perry Township residents v. Perry Township Board of Trustees et al. Residents allege the township's amended noise ordinance and a tax-exemption consent resolution were adopted in violation of the Ohio Revised Code and the Open Meetings Act; Panattoni, the Stark County commissioners, the City of Canton and the Perry Local Schools board are also named. | pending | Sep 1, 2026 | Perry Township Data Center Canton, Stark County, OH |
| DCB Nashville, LLC v. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, No. 3:26-cv-01143 The DC BLOX entity alleges Metro's data center moratorium and related ordinances violate due process, equal protection and vested property rights and constitute a regulatory taking, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and damages. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (via WKRN) | pending | Aug 11, 2026 | DC BLOX Nashville Data Center Nashville, Davidson County, TN |
| Waverly residents v. Sangamon County and Sangamon County Board Nearby residents seek to overturn the county's approval of the CyrusOne data center, alleging it fails ordinance standards and conflicts with the comprehensive plan; CyrusOne is named as a necessary party. Illinois circuit court (Circuit Judge Adam Giganti) · Illinois Times | pending | Jul 6, 2026 | CyrusOne Sangamon County Data Center Waverly, Sangamon County, IL |
| Sturtevant residents v. Microsoft (noise class action) Three Sturtevant residents filed a class action alleging private nuisance and negligence from data center noise. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · WPR | pending | Jul 1, 2026 | Microsoft Fairwater Mount Pleasant, Racine County, WI |
| Tonawanda Seneca Nation et al. v. Genesee County IDA and Town of Alabama officials Plaintiffs argue the 2012 incentive zoning agreement between the Town of Alabama and the IDA underpinning the STAMP industrial park violates state law. New York State Supreme Court, Genesee County · Investigative Post | pending | Jul 2026 | Stream Data Centers STAMP Campus Alabama, Genesee County, NY |
| NV Energy v. Tract NV Energy sued to keep a dispute over power delivery and infrastructure costs for the South Valley and Peru Ridge campuses before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada rather than in the private arbitration Tract is seeking. Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Nevada · CBS News | pending | Jul 2026 | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV |
| Oracle America Cloud Services LLC v. Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Oracle seeks judicial review of the PSC's May 21, 2026 decision in docket 6630-TE-113 modifying We Energies' proposed financial support requirements for very large customers, citing its Lighthouse campus in Port Washington. Oracle moved to voluntarily drop the suit on Aug. 17, 2026. Ozaukee County Circuit Court (Case No. 2026CV000256) · Ozaukee County Circuit Court (via WPR) | withdrawn | Jun 19, 2026 | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI |
| Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing v. Imperial Irrigation District The developer's verified petition challenges the irrigation district's denial of water service for the data center, raising eight legal claims. Imperial County Superior Court · Western Water | pending | Jun 5, 2026 | Imperial Data Center Imperial, Imperial County, CA |
| Box Elder Accountability Referendum (BEAR) v. Box Elder County Referendum sponsors seek to overturn the county attorney's rejection of their referendum applications on the Stratos resolutions. Utah First District Court · Cache Valley Daily | pending | Jun 3, 2026 | Stratos Project Box Elder County, UT |
| Brown, Montgomery and Gentile v. DataOne Nearby residents seek class certification and compensation for diminished property values over continuous humming noise; DataOne has moved to dismiss, with a motion hearing set for Sept. 25, 2026. New Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland County · South Jersey Media (SNJ Today) | pending | Jun 2026 | Nebius Vineland Data Center Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ |
| Fort Meade residents' petition for writ of certiorari and complaint (Stonebridge approval) Five residents challenge the city's approval of the data center, arguing it never properly reviewed whether the project is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Tenth Judicial Circuit, Polk County (Nos. 2026CA-002488 and 2026CA-003001) · The Citrus Tea | pending | May 14, 2026 | Fort Meade Hyperscale Data Center Fort Meade, Polk County, FL |
| Bockrath et al. v. Coweta County and Atlas Development LLC Residents' petition seeks to void the rezoning of about 829 acres from Rural Conservation to Industrial, alleging procedural and environmental violations. Coweta County Superior Court · The Citizen | pending | May 5, 2026 | Project Sail Newnan, Coweta County, GA |
| Preserve Our Yorkville and Community lawsuit over Project Steel rezoning The lawsuit contends the city did not give residents proper notice by mail and that the rezoning conflicts with the city's comprehensive plan, and it asks the court to declare that the rezoning is void. | pending | May 2026 | Project Steel Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL |
| Stop the Hermantown Data Center lawsuit over comprehensive plan and rezoning The group claims the city improperly rezoned the neighborhood slated for the data center and amended its 2045 comprehensive plan so the project could proceed. St. Louis County District Court · MPR News | pending | Apr 29, 2026 | Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County, MN |
| NAACP v. X.AI Corp. and MZX Tech LLC, No. 3:26-cv-00074-MPM-JMV Clean Air Act suit alleging xAI and MZX Tech installed and operated gas turbines in Southaven without an air permit. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (via NAACP) | pending | Apr 14, 2026 | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN |
| Wake Up Jeffco LLC et al. v. City of Festus, Missouri and CRG Acquisition LLC Residents and Wake Up Jeffco LLC seek to stop the data center, alleging unlawful rezoning, open meetings and records violations, and challenging the infrastructure development agreement; the case was removed to federal court and remanded. St. Louis County Circuit Court · Leader (Jefferson County, MO) | pending | Apr 8, 2026 | CRG Festus Data Center Festus, Jefferson County, MO |
| Nearby residents' lawsuit against the City of Yorkville and Pioneer Development LLC The plaintiffs argue the city did not notify residents in the immediate area about its plans to annex unincorporated land in Kendall County and rezone that land to manufacturing for data center construction. | pending | Apr 2026 | Project Cardinal Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL |
| Gregory P. Guido Jr. petition for judicial review (Pumpkin Center rezoning) Petition alleging conflicts with the county's comprehensive plan, procedural defects and incomplete analysis was dismissed with prejudice on March 25, 2026, and the petitioner filed a notice of appeal in April 2026. Columbia County Superior Court; appeal to Georgia Court of Appeals · WRDW | appealed | Feb 25, 2026 | Pumpkin Technology Campus Harlem, Columbia County, GA |
| Arizona Attorney General appeal of Arizona Corporation Commission approval of TEP–Beale energy supply agreement Attorney General Kris Mayes asks the court to vacate the Commission's approval of the TEP–Beale Infrastructure agreement for Project Blue and remand with instructions to remove a provision letting the parties set rates privately. Maricopa County Superior Court · Arizona Attorney General's Office | pending | Feb 19, 2026 | Project Blue Tucson, Pima County, AZ |
| Gregory Berns et al. lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning) Residents living near the site ask the court to declare the January 22, 2026 zoning decision invalid and vacate it, alleging arbitrary and capricious action, due process violations and violations of the county's own data center, watershed and wetlands rules. Superior Court of Spalding County · The Griffin Daily News | pending | Feb 17, 2026 | Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus Griffin, Spalding County, GA |
| Samuel Weeks and Denise Parrish lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning) A second petition by nearby residents makes the same challenge to the January 22, 2026 zoning decision. Superior Court of Spalding County · The Griffin Daily News | pending | Feb 17, 2026 | Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus Griffin, Spalding County, GA |
| Preserve Montgomery County v. Montgomery County and Missouri Department of Economic Development The group says the county and state did not give proper public notice or adequate information on water and electricity use and tax abatement terms for the Amazon and Google data centers; the judge dismissed only a claim about grant administration. Cole County Circuit Court · KBIA / Columbia Missourian | pending | Feb 2026 | AWS Project Green New Florence, Montgomery County, MO |
| Crosby and Singleton v. Colleton County Two county residents represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenge the zoning ordinance allowing data centers in rural areas by special exception, arguing it violates state law, the comprehensive plan and the zoning code. South Carolina state court, Colleton County · Southern Environmental Law Center | pending | Jan 9, 2026 | Project Boulder Walterboro, Colleton County, SC |
| State ex rel. Kidd v. Clinton Cty. Bd. of Elections The court held the board of elections could reject the Wilmington data center regulation initiative because it would create a private cause of action the city lacks power to enact. Supreme Court of Ohio · Court News Ohio | decided | 2026 | AWS Wilmington data center Wilmington, Clinton County, OH |
| Newsom v. Amazon (private nuisance) A homeowner across the road from the construction site alleges brown water, noise, dust and light from construction harm his home and business; Amazon has asked the court to dismiss the nuisance claim. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Charlottesville) · Virginia Mercury | pending | Aug 2025 | Amazon Web Services Louisa County campuses Louisa, Louisa County, VA |
| Amazon's vested-rights appeal against King George County Amazon appealed the Board of Zoning Appeals' decision upholding the zoning administrator's refusal to certify its vested rights, seeking to confirm those rights and prevent a downzoning; trial was rescheduled to September 2026. King George County Circuit Court · GovTech (Richmond Times-Dispatch) | pending | May 2025 | Amazon Data Services King George campus (former Birchwood power plant site) King George County, VA |
| Rock Mountain Lake Road residents v. City of Bessemer Nearby residents challenged the Project Marvel rezoning process; Judge David Hobdy granted a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice on June 22, 2026. Jefferson County Circuit Court · WBRC | dismissed | Apr 2025 | Project Marvel Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL |
| Terri Moore et al. petition for review of Project Louie rezoning Nearby property owners sought review of the rezoning of the first 390.74 acres and allege construction will harm the enjoyment and value of their properties; the litigation is ongoing. | pending | Mar 2025 | Google Morgan County Data Center Monrovia, Morgan County, IN |
| Pamela Griffin, et al. v. NCP Travis TPP Project, LLC Five neighbors sued to stop commercial development on land deeded in 1999 to be held in trust as parkland; the district court dismissed the suit for lack of standing on Oct. 8, 2025, and the residents appealed. 395th District Court, Williamson County, Texas; on appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals (No. 15-25-00202-CV) · KUT Radio | appealed | 2025 | Blueprint Taylor Data Center Taylor, Williamson County, TX |
| American Battlefield Trust et al. challenge to Wilderness Crossing rezoning Preservation groups and nearby homeowners challenged the Board of Supervisors' rezoning; the court partially denied a motion to dismiss in September 2025. Orange County Circuit Court · National Parks Conservation Association | pending | 2023 | Wilderness Crossing Orange County, VA |
| Litigation by nearby resident John Bryan The project's 14 two-story buildings were re-phased following a litigation settlement among the city, developers Pioneer Development, LLC and Matt McCarron, and John Bryan, who lives near the site. | settled | — | Project Cardinal Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL |
| William Caparoula, et al. v. Board of County Supervisors of Prince William County, et al. Residents' challenge to the Devlin Technology Park rezoning was dismissed in circuit court in June 2024, and the Court of Appeals affirmed on September 16, 2025. Court of Appeals of Virginia (Record No. 1137-24-4), on appeal from Prince William County Circuit Court · Court of Appeals of Virginia | decided | — | Devlin Technology Park Bristow, Prince William County, VA |
| MCEA and Stop the Hermantown Data Center challenge to the city's environmental study The plaintiffs agreed to pause the lawsuit while the city finished work on an updated AUAR. | pending | — | Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County, MN |
| Tetreault appeal (Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas) Rae-Ellah B. and Sean S. Tetreault sued DANKO Holdings II, LP/FISHLIPS, LLC and the Muncy Township supervisors in the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas. Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas · Williamsport Sun-Gazette | pending | — | Muncy Data Center Muncy Township, Lycoming County, PA |
| Developers' motion for deemed approval According to Orso, the developers filed a motion claiming the township failed to act within 60 days and the project should be deemed approved; the township contests the claim. | pending | — | Muncy Data Center Muncy Township, Lycoming County, PA |
| Residents' land use appeals of Sentinel/Green Fig approvals (2018 zoning hearing board decision and 2024 final land development approval) Judge Anthony Verwey quashed/denied two appeals by nearby residents challenging the 2018 zoning permit and the 2024 land development approval. Chester County Court of Common Pleas · The Philadelphia Inquirer | dismissed | — | Sentinel / Green Fig Data Center Malvern, Chester County, PA |
Only cases confirmed against a published filing or news report are listed; many project timelines mention further litigation. Case status is as of each source’s date, and courts move faster than coverage, so check the linked source before relying on a status.