Demonstrators have right to protest, leaflet in New Jersey shopping malls
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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in New Jersey Coalition Against War in the Middle East v. JMB Realty that a shopping mall must allow political leafletting because of its public forum functions. The Court also found that restrictions can be placed on the right of access, such as restricting parades, speeches and megaphone use. The Court interpreted the New Jersey Constitution, which protects free speech from both government action and private entities that make property available for extensive public use, to apply to protect the rights of the activists.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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Appeals court okays newspapers sales at highway rest areas
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The US 8th Circuit ruled that South Dakota's statutes prohibiting newspaper vending machines at interstate highway rest areas were unconstitutional regulations of speech and were not allowed under federal regulations allowing states to permit vending machines. The distribution of newspapers was not incompatible with the purpose of the rest areas. Therefore, the removal and retention of a vending machine violated the free speech rights of the newspaper publisher.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1997
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