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  "id": 15727291,
  "title": "US court revives Nashville developer's suit over 4-year permit freeze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-court-revives-nashville-developers-suit-over-4-year-permit-freeze",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2022-a-nashville-developer-bought-a-vacant-lot-but-the-city-held-its-building-permit-for-four-years-while-weighing-a-future-road-a-federal-appeals-court-has-now-revived-its-lawsuit-over-the-freeze/articleshow/135063840.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal appeals court has reinstated the lawsuit of SW Nashville EB Owner, LLC against the city of Nashville regarding a stalled building permit. The developer faced an indefinite delay on their application, purportedly linked to prospective road developments, resulting in losses exceeding $8.2 million while the property remained undeveloped. The court's decision enables the developer's claims…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}