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Memphis City Council Bans Shot Down By Judge Ahead Of Data Center Vote
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 19, 7:00 PM CDT
updated Oct 22, 9:23 AM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by The Commercial Appeal, Greenville Sun, The and Memphis Tri-State Defender, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Memphis City Council bans shot down by judge ahead of data center vote · The Commercial AppealOct 19, 7:00 PM CDT
Data center moratorium fails with Memphis City Council tie vote · The Commercial AppealOct 19, 7:00 PM CDT
Memphis rejects data center moratorium in favor of 135-day review · Greenville Sun, TheOct 21, 2:01 PM CDT
Memphis City Council approves data center ordinance; moratorium falls short · Memphis Tri-State DefenderOct 22, 9:23 AM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 20, 10:50 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 21, 5:10 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.