Justice Dickson's 2014 decision in Paul Steiler Enterprises v. City of Evansville:
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").Justice Dickson's decision today in Whistle Stop Inn v. City of Indianapolis:
We uphold Indianapolis' non-smoking ordinance ("Ordinance"), finding that it does not violate the Equal Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article 1, Section 23 of the Indiana Constitution. While the Ordinance provides an exemption to satellite gambling facilities but not to bars and restaurants, Article 1, Section 23 does not prohibit this disparate treatment. We affirm the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the city.
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