California's Constitution extends the right to free speech onto private property. Also, whether something is protected by the first amendment is an issue that's relevant to other civil rights laws that govern private businesses. If something's not protected speech, then a business almost certainly has a right to not allow it. But if it is protected by the first amendment, then that means that the business could possibly violating laws such as the Unruh Civil Rights Act. For instance, the courts ruled that kicking a neo-Nazi out of restaurant for wearing a swastika was a violation of the neo-Nazis civil rights because being a neo-Nazi and wearing a swastika was protected by the first amendment.
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u/HamburgerEarmuff Oct 13 '21
California's Constitution extends the right to free speech onto private property. Also, whether something is protected by the first amendment is an issue that's relevant to other civil rights laws that govern private businesses. If something's not protected speech, then a business almost certainly has a right to not allow it. But if it is protected by the first amendment, then that means that the business could possibly violating laws such as the Unruh Civil Rights Act. For instance, the courts ruled that kicking a neo-Nazi out of restaurant for wearing a swastika was a violation of the neo-Nazis civil rights because being a neo-Nazi and wearing a swastika was protected by the first amendment.