Legal Opinion
Western Pennsylvania Socialist Workers 1982 Campaign v. Connecticut General Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 1985No. 1237PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Do the members of a politically oriented group have a constitutional right to use a privately owned shopping center to disseminate information and collect signatures on a nominating petition despite a general policy by the owner which precludes use of the premises for any and all political activity? The trial court held that there was no such right and refused injunctive relief. We affirm.
The material facts are not in dispute. In the spring of 1982, the “Western Pennsylvania Socialist Workers 1982 Campaign,” a political committee, undertook a massive petitioning drive to obtain…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Trzcinski v. RicheySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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