Peaceful Pedestrian Plaza Or Place Of Protest?

In 1962, Salt Lake City's "Second Century Plan" recommended creating a pedestrian-only area on a block of Main Street at the north end of downtown. At the invitation of the city in 1998, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints purchased the two-acre site next to its world headquarters and opened its "New Church Plaza" in 2000. While an easement grants 24-hour access to all, the Church limits certain activities. A controversy pitting free speech and property rights against one another has ensued, resulting in a ruling against the Church in Denver's 10th Circuit Court. Warning that this unprecedented ruling threatens the free exercise of religion and could disrupt municipal land use planning on a wider scale, the Church is preparing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and distributing an information packet to leaders of other faiths and of business and government.