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Flint water crisis charges dismissed against former Michigan governor

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid.

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  1. Fox2 Detroit

    Judge dismisses Flint Water charges against ex-Gov. Rick Snyder (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Snyder's misdemeanor charge was dismissed months after the state Supreme Court also tossed felony charges against several other state officials.

  2. Bridge Michigan

    Flint water crisis charges dropped against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    Snyder’s is the latest of eight dismissals in the Flint criminal case, after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected the legal path Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office used to secure indictments.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Judge dismisses Flint water crisis charges against former Michigan governor (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Republican was charged with misdemeanor misconduct in office for allegedly failing to supervise the officials who allowed Flint's water to become tainted with lead.

  5. Michigan Advance

    Federal judge drops Flint water crisis charges against Snyder ⋆ Michigan Advance (opens Michigan Advance)

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    A Genesee County judge dismissed two criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, saying the charges “were not properly brought.” Snyder, a Republican who left office in 2019, had been charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty in January 2…

  6. KAAL Rochester

    Judge dismisses criminal charges against ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in Flint water crisis (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Judge dismisses criminal charges against ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in Flint water crisis.

  7. CBS News

    Charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Rick Snyder in Flint water crisis (opens CBS News)

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    The decision comes months after Michigan's top court said indictments returned by a grand jury were invalid.

  8. NBC News

    Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder (opens NBC News)

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    Snyder, a Republican who left office in 2019, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Michigan judge dismisses charges against former GOP governor over Flint water crisis (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Michigan judge this week dismissed criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder for his handling of the Flint water crisis, a manmade public health emergency that exposed thousands of residents to unsafe lead levels and caused outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease that killed at least 12 people.

  10. The Guardian

    Judge dismisses Flint water crisis criminal charges against ex-governor (opens The Guardian)

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    Rick Snyder, a Michigan Republican who left office in 2019, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of misconduct

  11. Truthout

    Michigan Judge Drops Flint Water Charges Against Ex-Gov Snyder, Sparking Outrage (opens Truthout)

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    Thousands of Flint, Michigan residents were poisoned by contaminated water on the Republican governor's watch.

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Flint water crisis charges dismissed against former Michigan governor (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid.

  13. Fox News

    Charges against former MI Gov. Snyder dismissed in Flint water crisis case (opens Fox News)

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    Criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder were dismissed by a judge overseeing a case pertaining to the Flint water crisis.

  14. Detroit Metro Times

    Federal judge drops Flint water crisis charges against Snyder (opens Detroit Metro Times)

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    The former governor had been charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty

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