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02-19-2019, 05:04 PM
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday gave the green light to a parks-advocacy group’s lawsuit that aims to stop for good the delayed construction of former President Barack Obama’s $500 million presidential center in a Chicago park beside Lake Michigan.
Supporters of the project had hoped the court would grant a city motion to throw out the lawsuit (https://apnews.com/5ebba6848efe4800918654935c84eb45) by Protect Our Parks, some fearing any drawn out litigation might lead Obama to decide to build the Obama Presidential Center (https://www.obama.org/the-center/) somewhere other than his hometown.
A lawsuit brought by another group helped in 2016 to scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to build a museum on public land on Chicago’s lakefront. That museum is now under construction in Los Angeles (https://apnews.com/ee3bb0f4636042f39738f577f3e49003) .
Judge John Robert Blakey heard arguments last week on the city’s motion to dismiss. Blakey did toss parts of the suit in his Tuesday ruling, but concluded the group has standing to sue because it represent taxpayers with concerns that providing parkland in the public trust to the Obama center violates their due-process rights.
https://apnews.com/1d045094f74f458dad75bd12183ee67c
Supporters of the project had hoped the court would grant a city motion to throw out the lawsuit (https://apnews.com/5ebba6848efe4800918654935c84eb45) by Protect Our Parks, some fearing any drawn out litigation might lead Obama to decide to build the Obama Presidential Center (https://www.obama.org/the-center/) somewhere other than his hometown.
A lawsuit brought by another group helped in 2016 to scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to build a museum on public land on Chicago’s lakefront. That museum is now under construction in Los Angeles (https://apnews.com/ee3bb0f4636042f39738f577f3e49003) .
Judge John Robert Blakey heard arguments last week on the city’s motion to dismiss. Blakey did toss parts of the suit in his Tuesday ruling, but concluded the group has standing to sue because it represent taxpayers with concerns that providing parkland in the public trust to the Obama center violates their due-process rights.
https://apnews.com/1d045094f74f458dad75bd12183ee67c