Health Officer, Restaurant Spar Over Constitutionality Of Contact Tracing Order

Mealey's (October 8, 2020, 8:26 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The health officer for Los Angeles County filed a reply brief in California federal court on Oct. 5 supporting his motion to dismiss a complaint alleging that his order directing county businesses to collect customer information for the purpose of contact tracing in the event of an outbreak of COVID-19 is unconstitutional, arguing that the order was properly issued under governmental emergency powers and that the plaintiffs failed to allege any concrete constitutional harms (Miura Corp., et al. v. Muntu Davis, M.D., M.P.H., No. 20-5497, C.D. Calif.)....