A federal district judge for the Southern District of Ohio has ruled that Cleveland's "Fannie Lewis Law" violates federal bidding requirements, reports The Plain Dealer. The law required at least 20% of workers on road construction projects to be Cleveland residents. The Federal Highway Administration withdrew $700,000 in funding to the City of Cleveland when the City required compliance with the law. The City sued to recover the funding, but the federal court found that the Fannie Lewis Law violated federal requirements for competitive bidding. The City plans to appeal the decision.