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Article: Michigan Restaurant Association: Marquette Smoking Ban Snuffed Out; Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Lower Court Decision Overturning Ban.
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- May 6, 2002
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LANSING, Mich. -- Six restaurant owners and the Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA) today won a final battle against an attempt by the City of Marquette to ban smoking in restaurants.
By refusing to hear the City's appeal, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld two lower court decisions disallowing the ban. Both of those previous decisions -- by the Marquette Circuit Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals -- held that only state law, not local ordinances, can regulate smoking in Michigan restaurants.
"Michigan restaurant owners are concerned about the public health of our customers, and that's why we support the existing state law -- part of the Public ...