Flint Plaintiffs: Discrimination Claims Are Relevant To Water Crisis Lawsuit

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Residents of the city of Flint, Mich., on April 29 filed a brief in Michigan federal court contending that their allegations of discrimination on the basis of race and wealth in connection with the city's and the state's response to the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint are pertinent to their claim that the defendants' behavior "shocks the conscience" (In re Flint Water Cases [Luke Waid, et al. v. Richard D. Snyder, et al.], No. 16-10444, E.D. Mich.).
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