PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins (1979)
- Docket
- 79-289
- Decided
- 1979-01-01
Summary
Question: Did PruneYard's regulations violate the students' free speech rights? Conclusion: Yes. Since the California Constitution protected "speech and petitioning, reasonably exercised, in shopping centers even when the shopping centers are privately owned," PruneYard could not prevent the students from soliciting on its property. The Court argued that it was within California's power to guarantee this expansive free speech right since it did not unreasonably intrude on the rights of private property owners.