Local restaurant challenges DC’s emergency powers, putting Home Rule under scrutiny

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A specialty burger shop and pub in Washington, D.C., is suing the city’s health department, alleging it overstepped its authority by closing the restaurant down earlier this year after repeated violations of the district’s vaccine mandate.

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