Post by Logan on Apr 12, 2016 20:50:44 GMT -6
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis' smoking ban has been upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court.
The court ruled Monday that it isn't a violation of the state constitution to ban smoking in restaurants and bars and allow it in satellite gambling facilities, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Under the city's ordinance, smoking is prohibited in bars, restaurants serving only customers 18 and older, bowling alleys, hotel and motel rooms, nursing homes and most other workplaces. But certain establishments, such as satellite gambling facilities and hookah bars, are exempt from the smoking ban.
The owners of two Indianapolis bars, Whistle Stop Inn and Thirsty Turtle, filed a lawsuit in an effort to end the ban. They argued that the exemption violates a clause in the Indiana Constitution that prevents the government from treating citizens or classes of citizens in a discriminatory manner.
Read more: www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/indianapolis-smoking-ban-upheld-by-indiana-supreme-court/article_fc7e3f32-1037-564a-8611-6f3adb62bfa4.html
The court ruled Monday that it isn't a violation of the state constitution to ban smoking in restaurants and bars and allow it in satellite gambling facilities, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Under the city's ordinance, smoking is prohibited in bars, restaurants serving only customers 18 and older, bowling alleys, hotel and motel rooms, nursing homes and most other workplaces. But certain establishments, such as satellite gambling facilities and hookah bars, are exempt from the smoking ban.
The owners of two Indianapolis bars, Whistle Stop Inn and Thirsty Turtle, filed a lawsuit in an effort to end the ban. They argued that the exemption violates a clause in the Indiana Constitution that prevents the government from treating citizens or classes of citizens in a discriminatory manner.
Read more: www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/indianapolis-smoking-ban-upheld-by-indiana-supreme-court/article_fc7e3f32-1037-564a-8611-6f3adb62bfa4.html