Illinois elementary schools and day care centers must test drinking water sources for lead and notify parents of the results under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The plan for required one-time testing takes effect immediately and applies to schools with students up to grade 5 and facilities built before 2000.

This week's Legal Issues in the News, Verity Winship from the University of Illinois College of Law, takes a look at the Flint water crisis and the problem of fighting the city in court.