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by gregory
on Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:06 pm |
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Lawrence smoking ban undergoes Supreme Court scrutiny
Lawrence smoking ban undergoes Supreme Court scrutiny
Decision on bar owner’s constitutional challenge could come in June
Story by Chad Lawhorn
7:56 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2007
You can still smoke outdoors in the city of Lawrence.
That fact, a city attorney told the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday, is a major reason the city’s nearly three-year-old smoking ban doesn’t violate the Kansas Constitution.
Whether that argument is enough to keep the smoking ban on the books now rests in the hands of the state’s seven Supreme Court justices. The court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a case filed by Lawrence bar owner Dennis Steffes, who contends the city’s smoking ban is unconstitutional.
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by gregory
on Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:20 am |
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