Litigation
Jan. 30, 2014
Activists can't canvass in front of California Target stores, judge rules
Superior Court Judge Joel M. Pressman refuted the canvassers' claim that their free speech rights under the state Constitution should give them access to space in front of the retail outlets.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Canvassers have no right to use the area outside a Target store to solicit signatures or donations from customers, a state court judge ruled Thursday in San Diego.
"Solicitors cannot defend their trespass under the guise of constitutional protections," wrote Superior Court Judge Joel M. Pressman in his decision, refuting the canvassers' claim that their free speech rights under the stat...
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