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You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules

The lawsuit, first filed in 2022, says the contamination violated Jacksonians' constitutional right to bodily integrity.

You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules

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The lawsuit, first filed in 2022, says the contamination violated Jacksonians' constitutional right to bodily integrity.

Donald Trump-appointed judge Kurt Engelhardt disagreed.

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The lawsuit, first filed in 2022, says the contamination violated Jacksonians' constitutional right to bodily integrity. Donald Trump-appointed judge Kurt Engelhardt disagreed.

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Donald Trump-appointed judge Kurt Engelhardt disagreed.

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