Michigan Governor, Officials: 11th Amendment Immunity Bars Flint Water Claims

(July 20, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT) -- DETROIT —Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and a group of state employees on June 29 file a reply brief in Michigan federal court contending that one of the lawsuits filed against them alleging liability for the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Mich., should be dismissed because they have immunity (Myia McMillian, et al. v. Governor Richard D. Snyder, et al., No. 16-10796, E.D. Mich.)....