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Appeals Court Rules Clean Drinking Water Is Not a Constitutional Right

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Appeals court ruling that clean drinking water is not a constitutional right, illustrated with a courthouse, judge’s gavel, Jackson Mississippi water tower, faucet and lead pipe.

CLIFF NOTES: The Fifth Circuit ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean drinking water. The 10-judge majority rejected Fourteenth Amendment claims brought by four Jackson, Mississippi, residents. The court also declined to recognize a constitutional right to truthful government information about contaminated municipal water. Federal laws such as the Safe … Read more