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  • Judge Upholds NY Smoking Bans

    05/25/2005 9:29:10 PM PDT · by Crackingham · 141 replies · 1,694+ views
    AP ^ | 5/25/05 | Larry Neumeister
    A judge tossed out a lawsuit brought by a 115-year-old private club that sought to strike down no-smoking laws so it could continue to honor its members - who include Walter Cronkite and Carol Burnett - with ceremonies that include lighting up. The Players Club is no more entitled to special privileges with city and state health inspectors enforcing the laws than are pro-tobacco organizations that tried unsuccessfully to overturn them, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero said Wednesday. "Individuals have no 'fundamental' constitutional right to smoke tobacco," the judge wrote.