Detroiters Have ‘No Right To Water’: Appeal Pursued In Long-Running Dispute Over Water Shutoffs

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Detroiters Have ‘No Right To Water’: Appeal Pursued In Long-Running Dispute Over Water Shutoffs

Detroiters Have ‘No Right To Water’: Appeal Pursued In Long-Running Dispute Over Water Shutoffs

October 25, 2015 | CBS Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Critics of Detroit’s water shutoffs aren’t giving up.

They’re appealing court rulings that offered no relief to people who lost service over unpaid bills.

During Detroit’s bankruptcy last year, Judge Steven Rhodes said there was no right to water. He said he also didn’t have the power to keep taps open. [...]

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