Arkansas court rejects Entergy bid to block Google data center documents

A federal judge in Arkansas denied Entergy Arkansas's request to temporarily block the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from publishing additional details from confidential documents about the company's involvement in a $4 billion Google data center project. Judge Lee Rudofsky cited First Amendment concerns in his ruling, noting that prior restraint on media publication is only justified in extreme circumstances. Entergy argued the documents contained trade secrets and were disclosed in error by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. The case involves a $526 million solar facility contract between Google and Entergy, with details previously kept secret. The judge said the utility's business arrangements with large power users are matters of significant public concern for Arkansas citizens.