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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 1:34 PM ET
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The owner of an Iowa City bar is suing the city, seeking an exemption from the college town's 21-only law.
Mike Porter, owner of The Summit, believes Iowa City has unfairly targeted certain bars that used to allow 19- and 20-year-olds on their premises after 10 p.m. He says the city wrongfully denied his request for an exemption.
The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction requiring the city to grant the exemption and unspecified damages.
Porter says the denial has cost his business about two-thirds of its revenue, and he says The Summit will likely become insolvent in August without an exemption.
City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes says Porter's application was "denied in accordance with the city ordinance."
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