Jump to full article: Kansas City (MO) Star, 2009-06-23
Intro: Kansas City can continue to ban smoking from its bars and restaurants under a ruling issued today by the Missouri Court of Appeals.
The court affirmed Kansas City's comprehensive smoking ban. An appeal had been filed by JC's Sports Bar in Clay County.
Jonathan Sternberg, the attorney representing the bar, had argued that Kansas City is not allowed to regulate smoking in bars, billiard parlors and restaurants that seat fewer than 50 people because state law permits smoking in such places. He said Kansas City's strict smoking restrictions are in conflict with state law and violate the Missouri Constitution. . . .
Sternberg said he was discussing the possibility of an appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court with his clients but they have not yet made a decision. He said the Supreme Court takes about 10 percent of the appeal requests it receives.
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