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US Supreme Court says Flint officials are not immune to being sued over water crisis

US Supreme Court clears the way for Michigan citizens to sue over the Flint water crisis by turning away officials’ appeal claiming they are ‘immune’ to charges Between 2014 and 2015, residents of Flint were exposed to drinking water contaminated with lead Thousands have sued, but city and state officials argued they should be immune from… Read More »

Flint official facing involuntary manslaughter charges in water crisis awarded high paying new job

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Although Dr. Eden Wells, Michigan’s chief medical executive, will face a jury trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and lying to a special police agent – all stemming from her handling of Flint’s 2014-15 water crisis – state officials just hired her as an “advisory physician” in the Michigan… Read More »