Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees v. Superior Court

Opinion

VOGEL (C. S.), P. J.—

Introduction

In Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center (1979) 23 Cal.3d 899 [153 Cal.Rptr. 854, 592 P.2d 341] (Pruneyard), the California Supreme Court held that state constitutional provisions protect the right to engage in “speech and petitioning, reasonably exercised, in shopping centers even when the centers are privately owned.” (23 Cal.3d at p. 910, italics added.) The court based its conclusion on the growing role of shopping centers as centers of commerce in our society. However, as the italicized phrase indicates, the right to conduct expressive activities in…