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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ed White

Ex-Michigan governor asks court to drop Flint water charges

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Lawyers for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder urged a judge Tuesday to dismiss misdemeanor charges related to the Flint water crisis, a week after another judge took that step with seven other former officials.

Snyder wasn't covered by Judge Elizabeth Kelly's decision because she was overseeing felony charges against the seven. But his legal team said the “same law and logic” must be applied, especially after the Michigan Supreme Court said the indictments were invalid.

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