New Jersey Coalition v. J.M.B. Realty Corp.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Chancery Division upholding the rights of defendants, owners of private property in the form of various shopping malls located throughout the state, to prohibit or restrict leafletting on their properties under the criteria set forth in State v. Schmid, 84 N.J. 535, 423 A.2d 615 (1980), appeal dismissed sub nom. Princeton Univ. v. Schmid, 455 U.S. 100, 102 S.Ct. 867, 70 L.Ed.2d 855 (1982).

Plaintiffs argue that they should have been allowed to distribute leaflets at the defendants’ privately owned shopping malls under the three-part test in Schmid, and…