Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel releases a report on the Flint lead-water crisis, saying it represents the final step her office can take toward accountability. The announcement comes years after the legal cases tied to the crisis were closed.
Nessel’s remarks follow a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that shuts down criminal proceedings against former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other defendants. The outlets describe her characterization of the report as the last action available to her office, with the focus shifting from criminal prosecution to a public accounting of the crisis and its handling.
While both reports center on the same event and legal backdrop, they present it with slightly different emphasis in wording: both reference the Tuesday release and the Supreme Court’s decision, framing the report as a concluding measure after the inability to pursue criminal accountability through the courts.
