Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board 424 U.S. 507 (1976)

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HUDGENS v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 424 U.S. 507 (1976)

In terminating its experiment with extending marsh v. alabama (1946) to privately owned shopping centers, the Supreme Court, 7–2, announced in Hudgens that the refusal of owners to permit union picketing did not constitute state action and thus did not violate the first amendment, even though the private property was "open to the public." That vast shopping plazas, which are central features of American culture, are not required by the First Amendment to grant freedom of speech is a highly significant feature of contemporary constitutional law.

Martin Shapiro
(1986)

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