An LA Judge Asks Questions
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant is asking questions few others have posed -- just what is the "science" behind the lockdown order s being promulgated in many US states? LA County banned outdoor dining at restaurants this week in response to a surge in COVID cases. While there is sketchy evidence for COVID transmission at indoor restaurants, there is apparently none at all in the literature for outdoor dining. Banning any restaurant business just before Christmas is, of course, economically disastrous. The judge thinks there ought to be good reasons to do it. The Daily News reports Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant “appeared sympathetic” to separate lawsuits seeking to lift the restriction filed by the California Restaurant Association and famed attorney Mark Geragos, who owns the Engine Co. No. 28 restaurant in downtown L.A. However, according to the outlet, “Chalfant said he was reluctant to issue an order that could have a major i...