The Michigan Supreme Court has reversed a major decision that expanded the ability to sue the state in environmental disputes, reigniting an ideological battle between liberal justices and conservatives who are back in the majority after the fall election. In a 4-3 order released Tuesday, the court threw out a four-month-old opinion in a case involving the discharge of partially contaminated water to the headwaters of a popular trout stream in northern Michigan. \"Most environmental attorneys didn\'t rush to file cases,\" said Noah Hall, environmental law professor at Wayne State University Law School. Even if some people disagree with the new decision, he said, it at least eliminates any uncertainty.

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