Federal court rules there is no constitutional right to safe drinking water

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By Adam Mahoney, Capital BSep 19, 2026, 9:00 am75 ptsTrending
A federal appeals court has used a decades-long water crisis in one of the Blackest cities in America to rule that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee Americans the right to clean and safe drinking water. The September 4 ruling came even after Jackson, Mississippi, residents alleged officials knew the…

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