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Los Angeles restaurants win court battle over closures

by Christopher Weber & Brian Melley
| December 8, 2020 6:31 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County's health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn't prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases surged last month, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case other businesses may use to try to overturn closures and restrictions.

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