Back in September we reported on the Supreme Court in the State of Nebraska ruling that exemptions for cigar lounges and cigar bars was unconstitutional. Recently. the Supreme Court agreed to hear from the owners in an attempt to overturn the decision. The licenses for cigar bars were set to expire on October 31, which was to be the last day that smoking inside cigar bars and lounges would be legally allowed. However, the state […]
This weekend, a town home community in Omaha, Nebraska will vote to ban smoking. If passed, a smoker will not be able to light up inside his own home. The community of 190 homes in Village will vote this Saturday. If the law is passed the home owner will be fined $25.00, which will increase with each incident. Each unit, will be given one vote.
Last month a divided Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an exemption given to cigar bars was unconstitutional. The 5-2 ruling stated that the exemption was considered “special legislation” and counter acted the Nebraska Clean Air Act. This week the Nebraska Supreme Court approved the requested submitted by 8 business to submit arguments about why an exemption should not be overturned. The cigar bars have the state Attorney General’s Office on their side who has spoken […]
On Friday August 29th the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that allowing smoking in cigar bars and tobacco shops is an unconstitutional special legislation. The court which was divided stated in their ruling, “here is no substantial difference in circumstances between cigar bars and other public places or places of employment that justifies treating cigars bars differently. The judges added, “The purpose of the 2008 Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act is to protect the public health […]