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You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules

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…

  • Fifth Circuit Court upholds dismissal of Jackson, Mississippi lawsuit.
  • U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee right to clean water.
  • City withheld lead contamination info for six months.

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