The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a request by the state and by the city of Flint to stop an order requiring the state to immediately provide water delivery services to Flint residents at no cost. The decision came after state and city officials appealed an order from a federal judge issuing a preliminary injunction ordering the state to have bottled water delivered to Flint residents unless officials can prove there is an operating, properly-installed water filter in their home – a move that state officials say may cause other water crisis efforts to suffer.