designated public forum

Public property that has not traditionally been open for public assembly and debate but that the government has opened for use by the public as a place for expressive activity, such as a public-university facility or a publicly owned theater.

• Unlike a traditional public forum, the government does not have to retain the open character of a designated public forum. Also, the subject matter of the expression permitted in a designated public forum may be limited to accord with the character of the forum; reasonable, content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions are generally permissible. But any prohibition based on the content of the expression must be narrowly drawn to effectuate a compelling state interest, as with a traditional public forum.

— Also termed limited public forum; nontraditional public forum. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90.1(1.4, 4).C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 556–557, 559–561, 568, 570–572, 580, 596, 599–600, 608.]

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