AMERICANS HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CLEAN WATER, COURT FINDS
Updated Sept. 8, 2026, 1:16 p.m. ET
A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to clean drinking water in a Sept. 4 decision rejecting Jackson, Mississippi, residents’ lawsuit over the city’s lead-contaminated water system.
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