Albertson's, Inc. v. Young

Opinion

SCOTLAND, P. J.

Over two decades ago, our state Supreme Court concluded that a privately owned shopping center that attracts large numbers *109of people to congregate in order to shop and take advantage of other amenities offered by the shopping center is the functional equivalent of the traditional town center, which historically is a public forum where persons can exercise the right to free speech. (Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center (1979) 23 Cal.3d 899, 910-911 & fn. 5 [153 Cal.Rptr. 854, 592 P.2d 341] (hereafter Pruneyard).) Therefore, the Supreme Court held that the free speech…