Constitution Doesn’t Include Right to Clean Water, Court Rules

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1. Fri, 4 September 2026

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   • Bloomberg Politics16:26first to report
     Constitution Doesn’t Include Right to Clean Water, Court Rules

     The US Constitution doesn’t provide a right to clean drinking water or accurate information from public officials, a divided federal appeals court ruled.

2. Tue, 8 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World17:37
     US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case

     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, Mississippi, residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their constitutional rights....

3. Thu, 10 September 2026

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   • The Hill13:38
     Federal appeals court says clean drinking water is not a constitutional right

     The ruling followed a lawsuit filed in 2022 by residents in Jackson, Mississippi, over the city's lead-contaminated water system.

4. Fri, 11 September 2026

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   • wgxa.tv18:04
     Appeals court rules clean drinking water is not a constitutional right

     The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that clean drinking water is not a constitutional right after Mississippi residents sued over contaminated water.

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     • 13wham.com11 Sept, 18:04their copy