These updates provide public health advocates and policymakers concise, up-to-date summaries of key legal developments affecting tobacco control in your communities.

2008

Citation upheld for Minnesota bar hosting ‘Theater Night’
May 30, 2008 PDF, 201 Kb
» Read the full text of the decision PDF, 380 Kb

Minnesota legislature approves bill providing increased penalties for violations in smoke-free hotel rooms
May 27, 2008 PDF 200 Kb

Temporary Injunction Issued to Minnesota Bar in ‘Theater Night’ Hearing
May 19, 2008 PDF 228 Kb

Minneapolis/St. Paul Housing Finance Board Approves Incentive for Smoke-Free Policies in Affordable Housing
May 12, 2008 PDF, 239 Kb

2007

World's Nations Set Strong Standards for Smoking Regulations
July 6, 2007

Beltrami County Smoke-free Ordinance Upheld
June 8, 2007

Minnesota Goes Smoke-Free!
May 14, 2007 PDF, 194 Kb

2006

Minnesota Supreme Court Hears Tobacco Fee Case
April 13, 2006 PDF, 79 Kb

Litigation Update: Minneapolis and St. Paul
March 30, 2006 PDF, 138 Kb

Litigation Update: St. Paul and Bloomington
March 27, 2006 PDF, 175 Kb

Litigation Update: Saint Paul Smoke-Free Ordinance Challenged
March 9, 2006 PDF, 175 Kb

Litigation Update: Challenges to Local Ordinances
January 25, 2006 PDF, 70 Kb

Minnesota Supreme Court to Consider Health Impact Fee
January 20, 2006 PDF, 57 Kb

2005

Minnesota’s Tobacco Health Impact Fee Overturned
December 22, 2005 PDF, 59 Kb

Partial, Short-term Rollback of Hennepin County Smoke-Free Ordinance
December 15, 2005 PDF, 68 Kb

Meeker County Goes Smoke-Free
July 14, 2005 PDF, 66 Kb

Second Legal Challenge to Mpls. Obstacle Fails: Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal Ruling
May 26, 2005 PDF, 61 Kb

Legal Settlement Removes Obstacle to Blue Cross Health Improvement Campaign
May 25, 2005 PDF, 65 Kb

New Challenge to Mpls. Smoke-Free Ordinance; Governor Pawlenty Backs “Health Impact Fee"
May 23, 2005 PDF, 109 Kb

Minnesota Litigation Update: Plaintiffs Undercutting Their Own Arguments?
April 13, 2005 PDF, 66 Kb

Summary of Hennepin County District Court Order and Memorandum Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Injunction. PDF, 66 Kb
Order denying temporary injunction. PDF, 482 Kb
March 28, 2005

Lawsuit Challenges New Smoke-Free Ordinances
March 11, 2005 PDF, 68 Kb