After court threat, state of Michigan removed Flint's power to sue

[EV_Ares]

LANSING — Days after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver served notice that her city might file a lawsuit against the State of Michigan over the Flint drinking water crisis, the state removed Flint's ability to sue.
Though Flint has not been under a state-appointed emergency manager since April 2015, the state still exerts partial control over the city through a five-member Receivership Transition Advisory Board, whose members are appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
The board moved quickly to change the rules under which Flint is governed so that the city cannot file a lawsuit without first getting approval from that state-appointed board.
In other words, Flint cannot sue the state without getting the state to sign off on it first.

Rest of Article From Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/09/18/after-court-threat-state-removed-flints-power-sue/90467828/

[Oldem]

1. So the citizens of Flint should file a class action suit against the state government.

It's happening elsewhere, and has been successful.

[link:http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/05/23/can-citizens-sue-the-government-over-climate-change|