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Is A Public Mall A Public Space?

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
21 October 2002 - 5:00am

A case in Las Vegas tests the limits of free speech in private areas supported by public funds.

"These joint ventures are becoming more popular across the nation as a means of helping governments revitalize cities. Yet these projects have 'somewhat blurred the line between property which would be considered completely private but for the infusion of public funds, and what is public property,' says attorney John Sheron. In 1998, Mr. Sheron helped convince the Minnesota Supreme Court that the Mall of America is not a traditional public forum despite the public funds used to develop it."

Full Story: Can you protest in a public mall?
Source: The Christian Science Monitor, October 21, 2002
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