LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has decided not to reconsider its ruling that threw out exceptions to the state’s indoor smoking ban.

The court on Wednesday decided to deny the state’s motion to reconsider its ruling. The court said in its Aug. 29 decision that exceptions for cigar bars and tobacco retailers amounted to unconstitutional special legislation and didn’t conform to the purpose of the ban, “which is to protect the public and employees from the dangers of secondhand smoke.”

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office subsequently asked the court to rehear the case, arguing in part that the judges failed to properly consider that lawmakers intended to protect cigar bars and tobacco shops from going out of business.