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No-Shoes Lawsuit Kicked out of CourtA software programmer who sued the Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Library for requiring him to wear shoes lost his case in federal court March 27. U.S. District Court Judge Algernon L. Marbley told plaintiff Robert Neinast that the library was not restricting his constitutional rights and that its shoe requirement “promotes communication of the written word in a safe and sanitary condition.” Neinast had been asked to leave the downtown library for being shoeless on several occasions between 1997 and 2001, according to the March 28 Columbus Dispatch. He told reporters that the library’s barefoot ban was to protect patrons from themselves, not others. “If any bureaucrat can make a rule regarding health and safety, state parks could make everyone wear sunscreen,” he said. Library Director Larry D. Black commented afterwards, “We think the rules are reasonable and for the good of all our customers. I always expected to win. I just hate to see the library had to spend the money to defend itself.” Posted April 1, 2002. |
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