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MISTRIAL MI - Prosecutor to probe Flint water crisis, Jan 2016
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Help Me Hank goes 1-on-1 with famous clean water advocate Erin Brockovich (clickondetroit.com)
On the anniversary of the infamous water switchover in Flint, she weighs in
...On the anniversary of Flint’s now-infamous switch from Detroit River water to the Flint River, Help Me Hank is talking to famous clean-water activist Erin Brockovich as she weighs in on Flint, Benton Harbor, and the drinking water in YOUR community...
On the anniversary of the infamous water switchover in Flint, she weighs in
...On the anniversary of Flint’s now-infamous switch from Detroit River water to the Flint River, Help Me Hank is talking to famous clean-water activist Erin Brockovich as she weighs in on Flint, Benton Harbor, and the drinking water in YOUR community...
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Civil trial in Flint water crisis delayed after juror contracts coronavirus
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy has required jurors to wear masks except for when they eat during breaks. The other jurors will now be tested.
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Civil trial in Flint water crisis delayed after juror contracts coronavirus
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Consultant using Twitter to misinform public, kids’ attorney in Flint water trial says
Attorneys for four Flint children want a federal court judge to require a consultant they are suing to provide information about a Twitter account, saying it’s being used to misinform the public and may constitute an attempt to influence jurors in the case.
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Judge shakes up court schedule to speed up Flint water crisis trial
A federal judge says she will give more time to a civil trial tied to the Flint water crisis starting next week, an effort to make faster progress as the case threatens to extend throughout the summer.
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‘The kids were poisoned by water,’ expert testifies in Flint water trial
A medical doctor and expert in diagnosing and treating lead-exposed children told a federal jury on Tuesday, May 31, that four children at the center of a bellwether civil trial were lead poisoned by the water they drank in Flint during the city’s water crisis.
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Snyder wants Flint charges dropped after high court nixes one-judge grand jury indictments
Michigan Supreme Court rules that prosecutors cannot use a one-judge grand jury to indict ex-Snyder administration officials in Flint water crisis cases.
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Michigan Supreme Court says indictments invalid in Flint water scandal
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that a judge had no authority to issue indictments in the Flint water scandal.
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Former Gov. Rick Snyder pleads 5th in Flint water civil lawsuit trial
Rick Snyder appeared before U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy in an Ann Arbor courthouse. He invoked his 5th Amendment right not to answer questions at risk of incriminating oneself.
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Former Flint emergency manager pleading Fifth Amendment in water crisis trial
Former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley was expected to take the witness stand Tuesday morning without the jury present to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against providing self incriminating testimony.
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Firms knew of lead contamination in Flint and failed to act, lawyers argue in civil trial
Closing arguments began Wednesday in a civil trial stemming from the Flint water crisis. The trial started months ago.
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Judge facing medical issue steps aside in Flint water crisis civil trial
A federal judge is stepping away from a marathon trial tied to the Flint water crisis because of a medical issue.
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Jury hung in Flint water crisis civil trial, mistrial declared
The case was brought against two engineering firms who worked in Flint at the start of the water crisis in 2014.
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Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder
A judge has dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder over the Flint water crisis
...months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid.
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Genesee County Judge F. Kay Behm signed the order Wednesday, a day after the U.S. Senate approved her nomination to become a federal judge in eastern Michigan.
“The charges against (Snyder) were not properly brought and must be dismissed at this time,” Behm wrote, sending the case to a lower court for the final step, weeks after hearing arguments.
