Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, say their city government knowingly exposed them to lead-contaminated drinking water and then failed to tell them the truth about it.
The Fifth Circuit just ruled that the Constitution doesn't give them a constitutional right to clean water.
In a decision handed down Friday, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Jackson residents who alleged that city officials allowed lead to contaminate their drinking water and misled residents about the danger.
Writing for the court, Trump-appointed Judge Kurt Engelhardt said the alleged deprivation of clean water and accurate information was “grievous”—but did not violate a constitutional right.
He also rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that the contamination violated their constitutional right to bodily integrity.
Full details here: https://dailyboulder.com/you-dont-have-a-right-to-safe-drinking-water-trump-appointed-judge-rules/
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