<p>A US appellate court has ruled that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water. This decision was made on Friday by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit filed by several residents of Jackson, Mississippi. The residents claimed that contaminated drinking water violated their constitutional rights.</p>
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US Appeals Court Rules No Constitutional Right to Clean Water in Mississippi Case
A US appellate court has determined that there is no constitutional right to clean water, dismissing a lawsuit from Jackson, Mississippi residents who claimed their rights were violated due to tainted drinking water. The ruling was issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on September 8, 2026.
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