Residents: Governor, Officials Cannot Evade Responsibility In Flint Water Crisis

(August 10, 2016, 1:38 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — Residents who sued Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and state officials alleging liability for the lead-contaminated drinking water in the City of Flint, Mich., on Aug. 8 filed a brief in a Michigan federal court opposing the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissal. The plaintiffs insist that the defendants are attempting to evade responsibility on the “faulty premise” that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, and they contend that they have adequately pleaded claims for violation of their rights under the U.S. Constitution (Melissa Mays, et al. v. Gov. Rick Snyder, et al., No. 15-14002, E.D. Mich.)....

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