District of Columbia Court of Appeals May 13, 2021, 21-CV-34, 21-CV-35, 21-CV-36, 21-CV-37 & 21-CV-38 (District of Columbia v. Towers)

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emergency. 3 The Mayor explained that “[t]here is reasonable cause to believe that

there is an imminent hazard of or actual occurrence of widespread exposure to an

infectious agent (COVID-19) that poses a significant risk of substantial future harm

to a large number of people in the District of Columbia,” and that “[t]he spread of

COVID-19 is an imminent threat to the health, safety, and