{
  "id": 6307669,
  "title": "US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-federal-court-says-no-constitutional-right-to-clean-water-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:37:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/08/mississippi-clean-water-case-constitutional-right"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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. That legal opinion came in the form of a decision on Friday from the fifth circuit court of appeals to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit from several Jackson,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}