Legal Opinion
Paul Stieler Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Evansville
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 2014No. Nos. 82S01-1306-CT-436, 82S01-1306-PL-437PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKSON, Chief Justice.
The Equal Privileges and Immunities Clause, Article 1, Section 23 of the Indiana Constitution, prohibits the "grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens." Today we hold that this clause invalidates an Evansville ordinance expanding the city's smoking ban to bars and restaurants but exempting its only riverboat casino ("the Casino").
In 2012, the Common Council of the City of Evansville (collectively "the City") enacted an ordinance (G-2012-1, "the Amending Ordinance") that…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Wanda Goodpaster v. City of IndianapolisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
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