Entergy drops lawsuit over released data center information

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Entergy has dropped its lawsuit against the Arkansas Democrat Gazette concerning the publication of confidential details from its data center agreement with Google in West Memphis, Arkansas. A federal judge had previously ruled against Entergy's request to remove the article, citing First Amendment grounds.

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Entergy has announced it is dropping its lawsuit against the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. The utility had sought to compel the newspaper to remove an article that used confidential documents inadvertently released by state regulators. These documents detailed Entergy's data center agreement with Google for a facility in West Memphis, Arkansas.

A federal judge had previously ruled against Entergy's request, citing First Amendment protections for the press, leading to the utility's decision to discontinue the case.