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There is actually a classic Supreme Court case upholding states’ right to interfere in business operations for the sake of public health.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnie_Francaise_de_Navigat...

Courts have repeatedly held quarantine regulations constitutional within recent years both during Ebola and COVID-19 related cases.

Never mind that health departments regularly shut down restaurants and food industry operations when food-borne disease outbreaks occur.




That case involved quarantine of individuals, not a generalized shutdown of almost all businesses.




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