# Fifth Circuit upholds dismissal in Jackson lead-water suit

_Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM EDT · Policy, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Jackson, Mississippi, knowingly allowed residents to drink lead-contaminated water. Plaintiffs argued that contamination and the alleged withholding of toxicity information violated constitutional bodily integrity. The court held that the alleged deprivations did not infringe a deeply rooted constitutional right and said there is no constitutional right to truthful official information during a public-health crisis.

## Sources

- [motherjones.com](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/drinking-water-mississippi-lawsuit/)

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