Trump-Appointed Judge Leads Ruling That US Constitution Offers No Right To Clean Water or Truthful Health-Crisis Information

Trump-Appointed Judge Leads Ruling That US Constitution Offers No Right To Clean Water or Truthful Health-Crisis Information

A federal appeals court has ruled that the US Constitution does not guarantee Americans a right to clean drinking water, dealing a final blow to Jackson, Mississippi, residents who spent four years fighting to hold the city accountable over alleged lead contamination. The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit on Friday, September 4, 2026, replacing a 2025 panel decision that had revived the residents' claims. The …

Trump Judge: There’s No Right To Safe Drinking Water

Mother Jones reports: On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Jackson, Mississippi, which alleged the city knowingly let residents drink lead-contaminated water. The lawsuit, first filed in 2022, says the contamination violated Jacksonians’ constitutional right to bodily integrity. Donald Trump-appointed judge Kurt Engelhardt disagreed. … The post Trump Judge: There’s No Right To Safe…

Trump judge rules Americans have no right to safe drinking water untainted by lead

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump told residents of Jackson, Mississippi on Friday they have no right to water untainted by lead, according to a new report.Kurt Engelhardt, a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judge, affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against their city, accused of knowingly allowing residents drink the contaminated water for six months in 2015, Mother Jones reported Saturday."Defendants’ actions allegedly deprive…

Federal Court Rejects Constitutional Claims In Mississippi Water Case

A federal appeals court rejected constitutional claims brought by Jackson, Mississippi, residents who alleged city officials exposed them to lead in their drinking water and misled them about its safety.

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

Sophie Hurwitz,    -  Mother JonesStephan: Like all the men and women Trump has appointed, their one distinctive characteristic is fascism. The state is more important than the people. Humans have to have clean water to maintain their wellbeing, government standards should assure that they have access to that. Trump-appointed judge Kurt Engelhardt, however, disagrees. A volunteer grabs a gallon of water at a water and food distribution drive he…