A longstanding legal principle has been that open urban public places are proper locations for the exercise of the range of First Amendment rights. In recent years the privately owned shopping center has in many places assumed the functions of a community commercial center. Although the Supreme Court appeared to be moving in the direction of total recognition of the public character of a shopping center, the most recent decision in this area affirms the private and exclusionary view of these commercial centers.
Freedom of expression in shopping centers
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