Independence Guard Alliance files lawsuit to halt construction of Independence data center

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence Guard Alliance (Guardians United Against Reckless Development) announced Thursday it filed a lawsuit to halt construction of the Nebius hyperscale AI data factory in the Little Blue Valley.

Named in the lawsuit are the city of Independence, Missouri ADC Holdings LLC (data center developer) and Independence Power Partners LP.

The Guard Alliance says the purpose of the lawsuit is to invalidate the city's March 2 approvals that authorized construction of the data center.

According to the Guard Alliance, the lawsuit seeks compensation for property owners and citizens who are "suffering a variety of harms." The suit also states the city violated Missouri's Sunshine Law "in multiple ways," claiming city officials conducted "several closed-door meetings" to discuss the approval of the data center.

Guard Alliance members are set to speak at 10:30 a.m. about the lawsuit and the Nebius data center. You can watch their remarks in the video player below.

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