Amazon’s Ohio Campus Hits Legal Reset

A federal judge found that Wilmington, Ohio, violated public-notice and open-meetings requirements while approving ordinances for Amazon Web Services’ proposed data center.

The ruling prevents the city from relying on the existing ordinances and requires renewed proceedings with stronger opportunities for residents to receive notice, present evidence, and challenge the project. The decision puts the roughly $4 billion, 1.9 million-square-foot campus and its construction schedule on hold while the city and Amazon decide whether and how to restart the approval process.