Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Fresno Branch v. City of Fresno: Free Speech Access to Transit Cars under the California Constitution

Authors

Lisa F. Graul

Abstract

In Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Fresno Branch v. City of Fresno, a California court of appeal held that under the California Constitution the area within a public bus is not a public forum. Although the court purported to act under the California Constitution, its ruling instead followed the reasoning of a factually similar United States Supreme Court case, which based its ruling on the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This note argues that a different outcome should have been reached, based on the case law interpreting the California Constitution's unique "liberty of speech" clause.

Recommended Citation

Lisa F. Graul, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Fresno Branch v. City of Fresno: Free Speech Access to Transit Cars under the California Constitution, 10 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 829 (1988).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol10/iss3/4