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Appeals court says clean drinking water is not a constitutional right

Headline from KXAN Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

The ruling followed a lawsuit filed in 2022 by residents in Jackson, Mississippi, over the city's lead-contaminated water system.

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  1. Court: No guarantee for clean drinking water

    Headline from St. Louis Post-Dispatch ·

  2. Newest

    Appeals court says clean drinking water is not a constitutional right

    Headline from KXAN Austin ·

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  1. Mother Jones

    You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Jackson, Mississippi, which alleged the city knowingly let residents drink lead-contaminated water. The lawsuit, first filed in 2022, says the contamination violated Jacksonians’ constitutional righ…

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Court: No guarantee for clean drinking water (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to clean drinking water in a Friday decision rejecting Jackson, Mississippi, residents' lawsuit over the city's lead-contaminated water system.

  3. The Guardian

    US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Appeals court dismisses lawsuit from Jackson residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their rights A US appellate court has decided that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water.

  4. KXAN Austin

    Appeals court says clean drinking water is not a constitutional right (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    The ruling followed a lawsuit filed in 2022 by residents in Jackson, Mississippi, over the city's lead-contaminated water system.

  5. FOX8 WGHP

    Court rules clean drinking water is not a constitutional right (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    The ruling followed a lawsuit filed in 2022 by residents in Jackson, Mississippi, over the city's lead-contaminated water system.

  6. The Hill

    Federal appeals court says clean drinking water is not a constitutional right (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The ruling followed a lawsuit filed in 2022 by residents in Jackson, Mississippi, over the city's lead-contaminated water system.

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