Lawyer Mark Benjamin RE: MN Smoking Ban

We successfully filed our Notice of Appeal with the MN Court of Appeals on June 9th. We are waiting for the transcript of the court trial of May 23rd. I have two law students who will be working with me to research and write the appellate brief.The city attorney for Babbitt, Mike Kearney, was served with the Notice of Appeal. However, I expect the Attorney General's Office will be involved in the reply to our brief, given that we are dealing with a major piece of legislation.I expect that oral arguments will take place this fall and a decision will come out in late fall or early winter.I will, of course, send out Press Releases whenever anything major occurs. If you want to talk, don't hesitate to give me a call.BTW, Sue Jeffers will be hosting a talk show regarding the smoking ban on KTLK 100.3 FM this Saturday from 5 to 7. I expect that I will be one of the people on the show as will some bar owners.-- Mark Benjamin