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Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center

592 P.2d 341 (1979)

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Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center

California Supreme Court
592 P.2d 341 (1979)

Facts

Pruneyard Shopping Center (Pruneyard) (defendant) operated a 21-acre, privately owned shopping center. The center had a policy prohibiting people from engaging in any “publicly expressive activity” on the premises, including circulating petitions. One day, a group of high-school students (the students) (plaintiffs) set up a table in an open area at the shopping center, distributed pamphlets, and asked people to sign a petition concerning a United Nations resolution. They were peaceful and orderly. However, in accordance with Pruneyard’s policy, a security guard asked the students to leave, telling them they could set up on the public sidewalk outside the perimeter of the shopping center’s property. The students sued Pruneyard in California state court. The students sought an injunction preventing the shopping center from enforcing its policy, which would mean they could then distribute pamphlets there. The trial court ruled for Pruneyard. The students appealed to the California Supreme Court.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Newman, J.)

Dissent (Richardson, J.)

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