Judge Allows Lawsuit Challenging Happy-Hour Rules To Proceed

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia restaurateur can move ahead with his lawsuit seeking to water down Virginia’s restrictive rules on happy-hour advertising after a judge’s ruling Friday.
Lawyers with Attorney General Mark Herring’s office argued unsuccessfully at a hearing in federal court in Alexandria that Geoff Tracy’s lawsuit against the state Alcoholic Control Board should be tossed out.
Tracy, who operates Chef Geoff’s restaurants in Tysons Corner,