No. 25-1322October Term 2025Before Arguments
Majestic Realty Co., et al., Petitioners v. Alex Salazar
from the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District.
Question presented
Whether PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins, 447 U.S. 74 (1980), should be overruled.
- Case path
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
Briefing
What it's about
Majestic Realty and related shopping center owners are asking the Supreme Court to revisit PruneYard, a 1980 case about speech activity in privately owned shopping centers. The dispute grew out of a California case in which Alex Salazar said the state constitution protected his right to hand out leaflets at the centers after they denied his request.
Argument
The case is pending on a petition asking the justices to hear it, and no oral argument has been scheduled. The owners want the Court to overrule PruneYard after the California Court of Appeal sided with Salazar under the state constitution.
Impact
The case could affect the balance between a property owner's control over a shopping center and a speaker's access to a busy retail space. For example, it matters to mall operators that ban leafletting and to activists who want to reach shoppers on private property.
What is Majestic Realty v. Salazar about?
The shopping center owners want the Court to reconsider PruneYard, which let states protect some speech activity in shopping centers. The fight started after Alex Salazar said California's constitution protected his leafletting after the centers denied permission.
Who could be affected if the Court revisits PruneYard in Majestic Realty v. Salazar?
Shopping center owners, activists, and other people who want to hand out leaflets on private retail property could be affected. Shoppers could also see changes in what kinds of political or advocacy messages appear at large centers.
What happens next in Majestic Realty v. Salazar?
The justices must first decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument is scheduled yet, and there is no decision window available.
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Grounding
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- Note
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- Checked
- Jul 17, 2026
- Method
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