pacific gas elec public util argued october decided february appellant pacific gas electric distributed newsletter monthly billing statements many years newsletter included political editorials feature stories matters public interest tips energy conservation information utility services bills appellee toward utility rate normalization turn ratemaking proceeding appellee california public utilities commission commission urged commission forbid appellant use billing envelopes distribute political editorials ground appellant customers bear expense appellant political speech commission decided envelope space appellant used disseminate newsletter ratepayers property defining extra space space left including bill required notices effort apportion extra space appellant customers commission permitted turn use extra space four times year raise funds communicate ratepayers limitation except state messages appellant arguing first amendment right help spread message disagrees appellant appealed commission order california denied discretionary review held commission decision must vacated remanded justice powell joined chief justice justice brennan justice concluded commission order impermissibly burdens appellant affirmative first amendment rights pp order awards access billing envelopes persons groups turn disagree appellant views expressed newsletter oppose appellant commission proceedings impermissibly burdens appellant expression appellant must contend fact whenever speaks given issue may forced help disseminate hostile views appellant might well conclude circumstances safe course avoid controversy thereby reducing free flow information ideas miami herald publishing tornillo pp order also impermissibly requires appellant associate speech appellant may disagree appellant may forced either appear agree turn views respond kind forced response antithetical free discussion first amendment fosters corporations individuals choice speak includes within choice say tornillo supra pp commission determination envelopes extra space belongs ratepayers correct order constitutional deficiency billing envelopes remain appellant property order appellant must use property disseminate views disagrees pp order neither narrowly tailored means serving compelling state interest permissible time place manner regulation pp justice marshall concluded state pursuant commission order redefined property right extra space appellant billing envelopes way achieve result burdening one party speech order enhance another party speech first amendment disallows pruneyard shopping center robins distinguished pp robert harris argued cause appellant briefs malcolm furbush mark fogelman argued cause appellees brief appellee public utilities commission california janice kerr hector anninos jerome falk steven mayer frederic woocher filed brief appellees toward utility rate normalization et al briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed american gas association george lawrence david muchow john myler carol smoots bell atlantic telephone companies daniel rezneck robert levetown consolidated edison new york joy tannian peter garam bernard sanoff california chamber commerce john reese edison electric institute robert baum peter kelsey william fang james byrd gas distributors information service paul lenzini legal foundation america david crump jean powers bradley ford stuebling legal foundation john cannon susan wanat ann plunkett sheldon mountain legal foundation constance brooks preston oade casey shpall national fuel gas distribution et al stanley widger richard george thomas hutton pacific bell et al philip kurland john coffey robert dalenberg margaret deb brown thomas clarke jeffrey jackson richard cahill pacific legal foundation et al ronald zumbrun john findley pacific northwest bell telephone et al robert harrington thomas nelson sierra pacific power boris lakusta john madariaga james salo washington legal foundation daniel popeo paul kamenar wisconsin state telephone association et al robert christensen ray riordan philip wettengel floyd keene renee martin briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed state california et al john van de kamp attorney general california herschel elkins senior assistant attorney general michael botwin deputy attorney general joseph lieberman attorney general connecticut william gundling assistant attorney general elliot gerson deputy attorney general linley pearson attorney general indiana william daily deputy attorney general william guste attorney general louisiana kendall vick assistant attorney general mike greely attorney general montana patricia schaeffer assistant attorney general robert spire attorney general nebraska john boehm assistant attorney general brian mckay attorney general nevada william isaeff chief deputy attorney general paul bardacke attorney general new mexico lacy thornburg attorney general north carolina jo anne sanford special deputy attorney general karen long assistant attorney general nicholas spaeth attorney general north dakota terry adkins assistant attorney general anthony celebrezze attorney general ohio robert tongren assistant attorney general arlene violet attorney general rhode island constance messore special assistant attorney general jim mattox attorney general texas larry laurent assistant attorney general charlie brown attorney general west virginia david grubb deputy attorney general state illinois et al neil hartigan attorney general jill solicitor general john mccaffrey rosalyn kaplan assistant attorneys general robert graham laura kastor state oregon dave frohnmayer attorney general william gary deputy attorney general james mountain solicitor general state wisconsin bronson la follette attorney general david flanagan assistant attorney general national league cities et al benna ruth solomon joyce holmes benjamin jonathan sallet american federation labor congress industrial organizations marsha berzon laurence gold center public interest law university san diego school law robert fellmeth legal aid society new york city helaine barnett john kirklin kalman finkel national association state utility consumer advocates et al william paul rodgers steven hamm raymon lark new york citizens utility board et al john cary sims alan morrison public service commission new york et al david blabey timothy sheehan robert abrams attorney general new york peter bienstock telecommunications research action center et al andrew schwartzman wisconsin citizens utility board lee cullen justice powell announced judgment delivered opinion chief justice justice brennan justice join question case whether california public utilities commission may require privately owned utility company include billing envelopes speech third party utility disagrees past years appellant pacific gas electric company distributed newsletter monthly billing envelope appellant newsletter called progress reaches three million customers included political editorials feature stories matters public interest tips energy conservation straightforward information utility services bills app juris statement appellee toward utility rate normalization turn intervenor ratemaking proceeding california public utilities commission another appellee urged commission forbid appellant use billing envelopes distribute political editorials ground appellant customers bear expense appellant political speech commission decided envelope space appellant used disseminate progress property ratepayers extra space defined space remaining billing envelope inclusion monthly bill required legal notices inclusion materials total envelope weight result additional postage cost ibid effort apportion extra space appellant customers commission permitted turn use extra space four times year next two years months appellant may use space used turn may include additional materials pays extra postage commission found turn represented interests significant group appellant residential customers aided commission performing regulatory function consequently commission determined ratepayers benefit permitting turn use extra space billing envelopes raise funds communicate ratepayers goal change present system one uses extra space efficiently ratepayers benefit reasonable assume ratepayers benefit exposure variety views pg commission concluded appellant interest excluding turn message billing envelope since appellant space message fill commission placed limitations turn appellant say envelope except turn required state messages appellant commission reserved right grant groups access envelopes future ibid appellant appealed commission order california arguing first amendment right help spread message disagrees see wooley maynard commission order infringes right california denied discretionary review noted probable jurisdiction reverse ii constitutional guarantee free speech serves significant societal interests wholly apart speaker interest first national bank boston bellotti protecting wish enter marketplace ideas government attack first amendment protects public interest receiving information see thornhill alabama saxbe washington post powell dissenting identity speaker decisive determining whether speech protected corporations associations like individuals contribute discussion debate dissemination information ideas first amendment seeks foster first national bank boston bellotti supra citations omitted thus bellotti invalidated state prohibition aimed speech corporations sought influence outcome state referendum similarly consolidated edison public service invalidated state order prohibiting privately owned utility company discussing controversial political issues billing envelopes cases critical considerations state sought abridge speech first amendment designed protect prohibitions limited range information ideas public exposed first national bank boston bellotti supra consolidated edison public service supra doubt principles appellant newsletter progress receives full protection first amendment lovell griffin appearance different small newspaper progress contents range tips stories wildlife conservation billing information recipes app juris statement progress thus extends well beyond speech proposes business transaction see zauderer office disciplinary counsel central hudson gas electric public service includes kind discussion matters public concern first amendment fully protects implicitly encourages thornhill alabama supra commission recognized much concluded requiring appellant disseminate turn views infringe upon first amendment rights reasoned appellant remains free mail newsletter except four months turn given access commission conclusion necessarily rests one two premises compelling appellant grant turn access hitherto private forum infringe appellant right speak ii appellant property interest relevant forum therefore constitutionally protected right restricting access examine propositions iii compelled access like ordered case penalizes expression particular points view forces speakers alter speech conform agenda set impermissible effects remedied commission definition relevant property rights previously considered question whether compelling private corporation provide forum views may infringe corporation freedom speech miami herald publishing tornillo see also pruneyard shopping center robins powell joined white concurring part judgment tornillo involved challenge florida statute florida law provided newspaper assailed candidate character record candidate demand newspaper print reply equal prominence space found statute directly interfered newspaper right speak two ways first newspaper expression particular triggered obligation permit speakers newspaper disagreed use newspaper facilities spread message statute purported advance free discussion effect deter newspapers speaking first instance forcing newspaper disseminate opponents views statute penalized newspaper expression therefore concluded right access inescapably dampens vigor limits variety public debate emphasis added quoting new york times sullivan second noted newspaper treatment public issues public officials whether fair unfair constitute exercise editorial control judgment florida statute interfered editorial control judgment forcing newspaper tailor speech opponent agenda respond candidates arguments newspaper might prefer silent cf wooley maynard west virginia board education barnette since speech inherently involves choices say leave unsaid effect impermissible stated last term essential thrust first amendment prohibit improper restraints voluntary public expression ideas necessarily concomitant freedom speak publicly one serves ultimate end freedom speech affirmative aspect harper row publishers nation enterprises quoting estate hemingway random house emphasis original see pruneyard supra opinion powell concerns caused us invalidate compelled access rule tornillo apply appellant well institutional press see first national bank boston bellotti cf lovell griffin state free tell newspaper advance print pittsburgh press human relations stewart dissenting see also pruneyard supra state free either restrict appellant speech certain topics views force appellant respond views others may hold consolidated edison public service see pruneyard opinion powell abood detroit board education tornillo forced access rule accomplish purposes indirectly similarly forbidden decision pruneyard shopping center robins supra contrary pruneyard shopping center owner sought deny access group students wished hand pamphlets shopping center common area california held students access protected state constitution shopping center owner argued ruling violated first amendment rights held shopping center constitutionally protected right exclude pamphleteers area open public large notably absent pruneyard concern access area might affect shopping center owner exercise right speak owner even allege objected content pamphlets access right content based pruneyard thus undercut proposition forced associations burden protected speech impermissible commission order inconsistent principles order simply award access public large rather discriminates basis viewpoints selected speakers two acknowledged purposes access order offer public greater variety views appellant billing envelope assist groups turn challenge appellant commission ratemaking proceedings raising funds app juris statement access envelopes thus content neutral variety views commission seeks foster obtained including speakers whose speech agrees appellant similarly perceived need raise funds finance participation ratemaking proceedings exists relevant groups represent interests diverge appellant interests access limited persons groups turn disagree appellant views expressed progress oppose appellant commission proceedings impermissibly burdens appellant expression tornillo illustrates point access newspaper case content based two senses triggered particular category newspaper speech ii awarded disagreed newspaper views commission order tornillo words penalty first sense turn access appellant envelopes conditioned particular expression appellant cf tornillo access awarded disagree appellant views hostile appellant interests appellant must contend fact whenever speaks given issue may forced turn discretion help disseminate hostile views appellant might well conclude circumstances safe course avoid controversy thereby reducing free flow information ideas first amendment seeks promote appellant course right free vigorous debate right free government restrictions abridge rights order enhance relative voice opponents buckley valeo commission order requires appellant assist disseminating turn views equally constrain sides debate utility regulation kind favoritism goes well beyond fundamentally subsidies sustained buckley regan taxation representation washington see buckley supra sustaining funding general election campaign expenses major party candidates regan supra sustaining tax deduction contributors veterans organizations unlike permissible government subsidies speech commission order identifies favored speaker based identity interests speaker may represent first national bank boston bellotti forces speaker opponent taxpaying public assist disseminating speaker message requirement necessarily burdens expression disfavored speaker commission access order also impermissibly requires appellant associate speech appellant may disagree order face leaves turn free use billing envelopes discuss issues chooses turn choose example urge appellant customers vote particular slate legislative candidates argue favor legislation seriously affect utility business appellant may forced either appear agree turn views respond pruneyard opinion powell pressure respond particularly apparent owner taken position opposed view expressed property especially since turn given access part create multiplicity views envelopes little doubt appellant feel compelled respond arguments allegations made turn messages appellant customers kind forced response antithetical free discussion first amendment seeks foster harper row see also wooley maynard corporations individuals choice speak includes within choice say tornillo supra held speech lose protection corporate identity speaker bellotti supra consolidated edison government freely able compel corporate speakers propound political messages disagree protection empty government require speakers affirm one breath deny next therefore incorrect say appellees decisions limit government authority compel speech corporations danger appellant required alter message consequence government coercive action proper object first amendment solicitude message protected decisions bellotti consolidated edison case danger one arises grant access private property danger government may impose absent compelling interest commission emphasized appellant customers extra space billing envelopes app juris statement according appellees follows appellant constitutionally protected interest restricting access envelopes argument misperceives relevant property rights nature state first amendment violation commission expressly declined hold california law appellant customers entire billing envelopes everything contained therein decided ratepayers extra space envelope defined space left including bill required notices weight one ounce ibid envelopes bills progress remain appellant property commission access order thus clearly requires appellant use property vehicle spreading message disagrees wooley maynard held new hampshire require two citizens display slogan license plates thereby use private property mobile billboard state ideological message private property used spread unwelcome message automobile license plates similarly commission order requires appellant use property billing envelopes distribute message another whoever deemed extra space different conclusion necessarily imply decision tornillo rested miami herald ownership space used print candidate replies nothing tornillo suggests result different florida decided newspaper space needed print candidates replies property newspaper readers ordered miami herald distribute inserts owned prepared candidates together newspapers constitutional difficulty statute required newspaper disseminate message newspaper disagreed difficulty depend whether particular paper replies printed belonged newspaper candidate appellees argument suffers constitutional defect commission order forces appellant disseminate turn speech envelopes appellant owns bear appellant return address forced association potentially hostile views burdens expression views different turn risks forcing appellant speak prefer remain silent effects depend owns extra space iv notwithstanding burdens protected speech commission order valid narrowly tailored means serving compelling state interest consolidated edison public service first national bank boston bellotti appellees argue access order fact compelling state interests alternative appellees argue order permissible time place manner restriction consider arguments turn appellees identify two assertedly compelling state interests access order said advance first appellees argue order furthers state interest effective ratemaking proceedings turn regular participant proceedings commission found turn aided commission performing regulatory task appellees argue access order permits turn continue help commission assisting turn raising funds ratepayers whose interest turn seeks serve state interest fair effective utility regulation may compelling difficulty appellees argument state serve interest means violate appellant first amendment rights awarding costs fees state interest may justify imposing appellant reasonable expenses responsible groups represent public interest ratemaking proceedings find substantially relevant correlation governmental interest asserted state effort compel appellant distribute turn speech appellant envelopes first national bank boston bellotti supra quoting shelton tucker second appellees argue order furthers state interest promoting speech making variety views available appellant customers cf buckley valeo noted interest furthered order content neutral moreover means chosen advance variety tend inhibit expression appellant views order promote turn cases establish state advance points view burdening expression others first national bank boston bellotti supra buckley valeo supra follows commission order narrowly tailored means furthering interest appellees argue finally commission order permissible time place manner regulation since serve significant governmental interest leave ample alternative channels communication consolidated edison public service supra see also virginia pharmacy board virginia citizens consumer council time place manner regulation valid must neutral content speech regulated clark community creative see also erznoznik city jacksonville shown state asserted interest exposing appellant customers variety viewpoints purport content neutral conclude commission order impermissibly burdens appellant first amendment rights forces appellant associate views speakers selects speakers basis viewpoints order narrowly tailored means furthering compelling state interest valid time place manner regulation reasons decision california public utilities commission must vacated case remanded california proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes example december issue progress included story appellant automatic payment balanced payment plans article instructing ratepayers weatherstrip homes recipes holiday dishes feature appellant efforts help bald eagles pit river area california app juris statement commission first addressed question whether appellant continue exclusive access billing envelopes noted progress previously discussed merits recently passed pending legislation congress addition turn commission five appellees consumers union consumer federation california common cause california california public interest research group california association utility shareholders turn claims direct interest outcome case appellees appear intervenors concerned case precedential effects commission summarized reasoning follows nvelope postage costs costs mailing bills necessary part providing utility service customer however due nature postal rates extra space exists billing envelopes mindful extra space artifact generated ratepayer funds intended necessary item rate base alternative treatment unjustly enrich pg simultaneously deprive ratepayers value space concluded extra space billing envelope properly considered ratepayer property commissioners bagley calvo dissented commission decision grant turn access billing envelopes commissioner bagley argued commission order potentially sweeping consequences various kinds property interests face every dam side every building surface every gas holder rising cities bumpers every utility vehicle name relevant examples excess space economic advertising value utility corporations place messages vehicles buses trucks regularly carry advertising messages words majority page decision reasonable assume ratepayers benefit exposure variety views postulate commission flowing decision stated premise ratepayers benefit exposure particular socially desirable message ratepayer group making use areas excess valuable space commission already denied access least one group based content speech commission denied application taxpayer group committee one million taxpayers save proposition ground group neither wished participate commission proceedings alleged use billing envelope space improve consumer participation proceedings record reveal whether groups sought access billing envelopes sustained limited right access broadcast media red lion broadcasting fcc cf columbia broadcasting system democratic national committee appellant billing envelopes however present constraints justify result red lion broadcaster communicates use scarce publicly owned resource person broadcast without license whereas persons free send correspondence private homes mails consolidated edison public service unlike statute issue tornillo commission order require appellant place turn message appellant newsletter instead commission ordered appellant place turn message appellant envelope four months year like miami herald however appellant still required carry speech disagreed might well feel compelled reply limit speech response turn opinion tornillo emphasizes statute impermissibly deterred protected speech last paragraph opinion concluded independent ground invalidating statute effect editors allocation scarce newspaper space see also discussion way suggested state free otherwise burden newspaper speech long actual paper newspaper printed invaded addition relevant forum pruneyard open area shopping center general public invited area almost definition peculiarly public nature pruneyard correspondingly public aspect appellant billing envelopes see post marshall concurring judgment fully borne order triggered appeal turn entity receive access appellant billing envelope purports represent interest group appellant customers residential ratepayers app juris statement commission opinion plausibly assumes interest residential ratepayers often conflict appellant interest fact turn use envelopes make fundraising appeals lessen burden appellant speech cf post stevens dissenting commission disavowed intention looking way turn solicits funds leaving turn free speak advocate position best billing envelope inserts tr oral arg thus turn advocacy may aimed convincing ratepayers make donations goal alter nature access awarded case restrict scope content turn message cf heffron international society krishna consciousness justice stevens analogizes aspect commission order securities exchange commission regulations require management transmit proposals minority shareholders shareholder mailings post analogy inappropriate regulations justice stevens cites differ commission order two important ways first allocate shareholder property management certain groups shareholders management interest corporate property except interest derives shareholders therefore regulations limit management ability exclude shareholders views corporate communications infringe corporate first amendment rights second regulations govern speech corporation bellotti consolidated edison establish constitution protects corporations right speak public based informational value corporate speech supra rules define corporations govern limit range information corporation may contribute public debate commission order contrast burdens appellant right freely speak public large presence disclaimer turn messages see supra suffice eliminate impermissible pressure appellant respond turn speech disclaimer serves avoid giving readers mistaken impression turn words really appellant pruneyard opinion powell nothing reduce risk appellant forced respond strong disagreement substance turn message ibid commission order thus readily distinguishable orders requiring appellant carry various legal notices notices upcoming commission proceedings changes way rates calculated state course substantial leeway determining appropriate information disclosure requirements business corporations see zauderer office disciplinary counsel nothing zauderer suggests however state equally free require corporations carry messages third parties messages biased expressly contrary corporation views stated wooley system secures right proselytize religious political ideological causes must also guarantee concomitant right decline foster concepts appellees also argue appellant status regulated utility company lessens right free state regulation burdens speech previously rejected argument consolidated edison public service consolidated edison position regulated monopoly decrease informative value opinions critical public matters see also central hudson gas electric public service dissenting commissioners correctly noted see supra appellees argument logically implies state may compel appellant regulated business use many different kinds property advance views business disagrees extra space exists billing envelopes also billboards bulletin boards sides buildings motor vehicles commission reasoning state force business proprietors items use space dissemination speech proprietor opposes least access fora granted basis speakers viewpoints public ownership extra space nullify first amendment rights owner property space derives indeed commission already see supra discussing commissioner calvo dissent chief justice burger concurring join justice powell opinion think need go beyond authority wooley maynard decide case go beyond central question presented case infringement pacific right free forced association views disagrees also rely part miami herald publishing tornillo holding forced right reply violates newspaper right free forced dissemination views voluntarily disseminate held maynard must free forced state disseminate views disagreed compel pacific mail messages others distinguished compelling carry messages others trucks buildings property used conduct business purposes case properties distinguished property like mailing envelopes acquired pacific income resources justice marshall concurring judgment pruneyard shopping center robins held state consistently federal constitution prohibit private owner shopping center using state trespass law exclude peaceful expressive activity open areas shopping center concurring pruneyard viewed state abrogation property owner traditional right exclude raising question federal constitution limits state ability redefine property rights see marshall concurring today face similar question present case california taken appellant right deny access property billing envelope group wishes use envelope expressive purposes two significant differences state grant access case grant access pruneyard lead find constitutional barrier find earlier case first difference degree intrusiveness permitted access noted pruneyard shopping center choice owner limited personal use owner instead business establishment open public come go please challenged rule permit markedly greater intrusion onto property owner voluntarily encouraged impair commercial value property see also marshall concurring present case contrast appellant never opened billing envelope use public appellant abandoned right exclude others property degree shopping center owner done pruneyard appellant use billing envelope sort community billboard regularly carrying messages third parties desire exclude particular speaker deserving lesser solicitude matters stand however appellant issued invitation general public use billing envelope speech purpose moreover shopping center pruneyard bore strong resemblance streets parks traditional public forums people routinely gathered owner invitation engaged wide variety activities adding speech list activities great way change complexion property true case second difference case pruneyard state chosen give turn right speak expense appellant ability use property question forum exercise first amendment rights shopping center owner pruneyard wished free unwanted expression nowhere alleged expression hindered slightest contrast present case involves forum inherently limited scope appropriating four times year space appellant envelope appellant otherwise use speech state necessarily curtailed appellant use forum regulation case therefore goes beyond mere infringement appellant desire remain silent see post rehnquist dissenting interference appellant speech concededly slight state justification subsidization another speaker chosen state insufficient sustain even minor burden held state may use resources subsidization regan taxation representation washington interest standing alone justify interference speech others see buckley valeo per curiam first national bank boston bellotti instant case state interest identified appellees ensuring ratepayers expos ed variety views app juris statement order provide complete understanding possible issues different interest found insufficient justify restraints individual political expenditures buckley valeo supra even assuming state assert compelling interest example curbing actual abuses ratemaking process never demonstrated regulation tailored serve interest indeed disclaims duty make showing based conclusion ratepayers extra space see app juris statement regulation issue therefore differs significantly securities exchange commission proxy regulation cited justice stevens post pruneyard recognized state may generally create abrogate rights attain permissible legislative object quoting silver silver present case state redefined property right extra space appellant billing envelope way achieve result burdening speech one party order enhance speech another first amendment disallows moreover sanctioned intrusion onto appellant property exceeds slight incursion permitted pruneyard circumstances believe state crossed boundary constitutionally permissible impermissible redefinitions private property reaching conclusion mean suggest hold contrary precedents corporation first amendment rights coextensive individuals commercial speech enjoys protections individual speech essentially instances use business property carry transactions general public permit state restrict mandate speech order prevent deception otherwise protect public health welfare many instances pruneyard business property open public extent public expressive activities interfere owner use property degree offends constitution regulation issue case believe falls side line accordingly join judgment state seizes upon appellant status regulated monopoly order argue inclusion postage billing costs utility rate base demonstrates items belong public paid however consumer purchases food grocery store paying store rent heat electricity wages one seriously argue consumer thereby acquires property interest store utility passes overhead costs ratepayers rate fixed law rather market affect utility ownership property right use property expressive purposes see consolidated edison public service state concluded public interest best served state ownership utilities chosen keep utilities private hands however state may arbitrarily appropriate property use third parties stating public paid property paying utility bills hasten add nothing opinion understand plurality opinion addresses issue whether state may exclude cost mailing progress appellant rate base see marshall concurring indeed appellant concedes state may force shareholders bear costs state also argues frequently requires appellant carry messages concerning utility ratemaking rights utility consumers messages however include political speech directly relevant commercial transactions ratepayer utility state interest requiring appellant carry messages therefore particularly compelling cf infra somewhat analogously state argue may demand access state agents private home monitor compliance health safety regulations see camara municipal may also grant access third parties nongovernmental purposes justice rehnquist dissent argues state may freely affect mix information available public long indirectly remotely affects particular speaker contribution mix see post even accept proposition disagree application case interference appellant speech small means indirect turn clearly first claim extra space four months every year appellant may use physically limited forum months extent turn chooses use infringement differs limitation campaign contributions buckley valeo speech element contribution message support candidate indirectly related size contribution definition limit size contributions affected speech indirectly regan taxation representation washington likewise distinguishable case decided government use funds subsidize preferred speaker subsidization caused interference anyone else speech much less indirect remote interference justice rehnquist justice white justice stevens join part dissenting plurality concludes limited right access extra space utility billing envelopes unconstitutionally burdens utility right speak utility used space express political views customers even though extra envelope space belongs customers matter state property law plurality justifies conclusion grounds right access may deter utility saying things might trigger adverse response induce respond subjects might prefer remain silent violation principles established miami herald publishing tornillo wooley maynard believe right access noticeable deterrent effect believe negative free speech rights applicable individuals perhaps print media extended corporations generally believe right access constitutionally indistinguishable right access approved pruneyard shopping center robins therefore dissent established first national bank boston bellotti first amendment prohibits government directly suppressing affirmative speech corporations newspaper publishing corporation right express freely also implicated governmental action penalizes speech see miami herald publishing tornillo supra deterrent effect penalty much like direct suppression cases squared however view first amendment prohibits governmental action indirectly remotely affects speaker contribution overall mix information available society several cases illustrate point buckley valeo per curiam upheld limits political campaign contributions despite argument likely effect mute voices affluent persons groups election process thereby equalize relative ability citizens affect outcome elections explained potential effect affluent speech limiting access one forum constitutionally insignificant availability forums limitation protected integrity representative democracy limiting political quid pro quos appearance corruption also upheld provision granting different levels subsidies presidential campaigns depending upon whether party receiving subsidy major minor new party reasoned effect provision abridge restrict censor speech rather use public money facilitate enlarge public discussion similarly regan taxation representation washington upheld governmental decision grant subsidy certain expressive groups yet deny others depending whether groups served statutory definition public interest even though undeniable effect enhancing speech groups speech others explained congress free subsidize speech pruneyard shopping center robins supra illustrates point case similar one decided today state california interpreted constitution afford right access private shopping centers reasonable exercise speech petitioning acknowledging first amendment grant right access private forums upheld right first amendment challenge see reasoned wooley maynard supra prohibit right access views taking advantage right likely identified owners state dictating specific message owners free disavow connection message posting disclaimers similarly distinguished west virginia board education barnette stating right access compel owners affirm belief government orthodoxy left free publicly dissociate views speakers finally distinguished miami herald publishing tornillo supra ground right access constitute penalty dampe vigor limi variety public debate quoting tornillo supra course first amendment prohibit governmental action affecting mix information available public effect action approximates direct suppression speech thus buckley valeo supra upheld limits campaign contributions allowed disparate governmental subsidies various political parties struck limitations campaign expenditures limits impose far greater restraints freedom speech association reasoned government interest equalizing relative influence individuals election outcomes overcome first amendment designed encourage widest dissemination diverse views similarly suggested regan taxation representation washington supra governmental subsidies aimed suppression dangerous ideas might pass constitutional muster miami herald publishing tornillo held governmentally imposed penalty exercise protected speech sufficiently like direct suppression trigger heightened first amendment scrutiny tornillo struck statute granting political candidates right reply time private newspaper criticized see reasoned statute violated first amendment exact ed penalty basis content newspaper likely effect dampe ning vigor limi ting variety public debate quoting new york times sullivan although plurality draws deterrence rationale tornillo even attempt characterize right access penalty indeed procrustean effort doomed failure instead plurality stretches tornillo stand general proposition first amendment prohibits regulation deters corporation engaging expressive behavior deterrent effect statute empirical question degree potential deterrent effect particular state law remote speculative law simply subject heightened first amendment scrutiny see supra plurality adequately explain potential deterrent effect right access sufficiently immediate direct warrant strict scrutiny statutory penalty like statute tornillo may sufficiently deter speech trigger heightened first amendment scrutiny right access effect pg incentives speak record support inference puc issued order penalize pg content inserts pg included inserts billing envelopes first place order prevent pg using billing envelopes future distribute inserts whenever wishes vitality depend whether pg includes inserts future billing envelopes moreover central reason access order provide effective ratepayer voice vary importance pg never distributed inserts ceased distributing tomorrow said connection inserts order existence inserts quite probably brought turn attention possibility requesting access access order create cognizable risk deterring pg expressing views candid fashion unlike reply statute tornillo conditioned access upon discrete instances certain expression right access bears relationship pg future conduct pg prevent access remaining silent avoiding discussion controversial subjects plurality suggests however possibility minimizing undesirable content turn speech may induce pg adopt strategy avoiding certain topics hopes turn think address extremely implausible prediction success strategy depend group given access little reactive organization turn group eventually given access likely address controversial subjects spite pg silence therefore believe pg incentive adopt conservative strategy accordingly right access held trigger heightened first amendment scrutiny ground somehow might deter pg right speak ii plurality argues however right access also implicates pg right speak associate speech others thereby triggering heightened scrutiny thrust plurality argument turn access envelopes speech effect forcing pg address topics prefer remain silent plausibility prediction depends upon perceived ineffectiveness disclaimer absence effective alternative means consumer groups like turn communicate ratepayers pruneyard shopping center robins held availability effective disclaimer sufficient eliminate infringement upon negative free speech rights alternative forum communication exists turn consumer groups able induce pg address additional topics anyway finally pg retains complete editorial freedom content inserts effect right access likely qualitatively different direct prescription government shall orthodox matters opinion west virginia board education barnette however fundamental flaw plurality analysis recognized natural persons enjoy negative free speech rights interest individual right speak associate speech others component broader constitutional interest natural persons freedom conscience thus barnette supra struck compulsory flag salute statute protect sphere intellect spirit purpose first amendment constitution reserve official control similarly wooley maynard invalidated statute requiring official slogan displayed license plates protect individual interest freedom mind see also abood detroit board education recently harper row publishers nation enterprises rejected public figure exception copyright law reasoning protection author profit incentive furthers rather inhibits expression author countervailing first amendment interest freedom thought expression includes right speak freely right refrain speaking emphasis added quoting wooley maynard supra miami herald publishing tornillo extended negative free speech rights newspapers without much discussion stated statute deterred affirmative speech also fail ed clear barriers first amendment intrusion function editors explained interference exercise editorial control judgment creates peril liberty press like government control go newspaper quoting chafee government mass communications elaborate justification holding extension individual freedom conscience decisions business corporations strains rationale cases beyond breaking point ascribe artificial entities intellect mind freedom conscience purposes confuse metaphor reality corporations generally played historic role newspapers conveyers individual ideas opinion extending positive free speech rights corporations drew distinction first amendment rights corporations natural persons see first national bank boston bellotti consolidated edison public service recognized corporate free speech rights arise corporations like individuals interest see bellotti supra consolidated edison supra held instead rights recognized instrumental means furthering first amendment purpose fostering broad forum information facilitate see bellotti supra consolidated edison supra interest remaining isolated expressive activity others declining communicate part divorced broad public forum purpose first amendment right access constitutes effort facilitate enlarge public discussion therefore furthers rather abridges first amendment values see harper row publishers nation enterprises supra buckley valeo zauderer office disciplinary counsel held ecause extension first amendment protection commercial speech justified principally value consumers information speech provides constitutionally protected interest providing particular factual information business advertising minimal citation omitted likewise interest constitutional protection corporate speech rests societal interest receiving information ideas constitutional interest corporation permitting presentation distinct views clearly identified speaker de minimis especially true case pg regulated public utility claim may sphere corporate autonomy largely surrendered extensive regulatory authority granted legal monopoly status argument bolstered fact two constitutional liberties closely analogous right refrain speaking fifth amendment right remain silent constitutional right privacy denied corporations based corporate status bellotti recognized purely personal guarantees unavailable corporations organizations therefore declined hold corporations full measure rights individuals enjoy first amendment iii pg individual newspaper publisher regulated utility insistence treating identically constitutional purposes entities demonstrably different great jurisprudential sin treating differently entities think case governed pruneyard tornillo wooley affirm judgment california case involve question whether first amendment provides right access private forum see hudgens nlrb marsh alabama right access case granted state law see pruneyard shopping center robins miami herald publishing tornillo cf columbia broadcasting system democratic national committee red lion broadcasting fcc critical distinction contribution expenditure limitations relative worth respective governmental interests buckley valeo never suggested interest served campaign limitation provision compelling one examined provision determine whether sufficiently tailored interest survive heightened scrutiny satisfied provision indirect minimal effect first amendment interests well rational basis treat expenditure limitations differently governmental justification less important instead relatively greater effect limitations affirmative speech triggered heightened scrutiny rational basis longer sufficient justify see buckley extension negative free speech rights corporations cast doubt upon result red lion broadcasting fcc well suggestion hudgens nlrb federal government may grant employees right access employer property purpose picketing even though first amendment guarantee access justice stevens dissenting plurality opinion largely concerned questions need answered order decide case believe important identify actual issue care narrow question must address whether state public utility commission may require fundraising solicitation consumer advocacy group carried utility billing envelope since utility concedes right use extra space billing envelope newsletter question limited whether commission requirement courier message third party violates first amendment view requirement differs little regulations applied daily variety commercial communications rarely challenged knowledge never invalidated first amendment grounds california public utilities commission summarized ruling decision grants modified form complaint toward utility rate normalization turn proposing access extra space pacific gas electric company pg billing envelope consumer representative organizations purpose soliciting funds used residential ratepayer representation proceedings commission involving pg app juris statement accord commission select among competing advocacy groups yearning reach residential ratepayers billing envelope ratepayer organizations sought access extra space view propagandizing sloganeering feared plurality authorized paragraph commission order provides pg turn shall determine content material context clear limited editorial license afforded provision confined billing envelope extra space insert explains program sets forth list pending anticipated pg applications cases likely significant effect customers rates services invites voluntary donations support advocacy turn behalf pg residential customers commission insert also include return envelope mailing donations central collection point transmittal turn unrealistic suppose commission adopting program detailed prescribe subject matter communication even require return envelopes thought sanctioned freewheeling political debate plurality opinion presupposes far creating postal equivalent soapbox park commission order ed proposal consumer advocacy checkoff alternatives listed turn complaint implemented accord proposal marked contrast typically broad prayers relief found complaints limited requested insert three matters described see even provided full illustrative insert exhibit see simply matter construing decision regulatory agency find difficult understand plurality preference discussing issues abstract form matter constitutional law surely warrant presuming commission acted indiscriminately insensitively without regard first amendment questions raised access requirement presumption invoked favor regularity constitutionality governmental action commission order construed narrowly consequence ii assume plurality object utility commission rule dictating format bill even required warnings type size various provisos disclaimers regulation different applicable credit card bills loan forms media advertising see cfr assume also plurality permit commission require utility disseminate legal notices public hearings ratemaking proceedings written see ante attempting distinguish legal notices compelled statements differ little mandating disclosure information bill plurality recognizes given commission require utility make certain statements carry commission messages customers seems small step acknowledge commission also require utility act conduit public interest group message bears close relationship purpose billing envelope analog requirement appears securities law securities exchange commission requires incumbent board directors transmit proposals dissident shareholders opposes presumably plurality doubt constitutionality sec requirement first amendment yet although analogy far perfect performs function commission rule making accessible relevant audience whether shareholders investing corporation consumers served utility individuals groups demonstrable interests reaching audience certain limited approved purposes california public utilities commission taken company buildings vehicles propaganda purposes even engaged viewpoint discrimination among speakers desirous sending messages via billing envelope concerned nothing case presents problems even remotely resembling portending ones mentioned although plurality holding may wisely forestall serious constitutional problems likely arise future convinced order review today crossed threshold unconstitutionality accordingly respectfully dissent plurality question case whether public utility commission may require privately owned utility company include billing envelopes speech third party utility disagrees ante plurality seems concerned california public utilities commission decision may harbinger future decisions requiring publicly regulated institutions bear banners antithetical henceforth company buildings vehicles might display signs stickers proclaiming benefits conservation lower rates perhaps even government ownership see ante commission access order plainly limited turn fundraising appeal subsections paragraph order make provision funds received response turn solicitation make sense turn required solicit funds see app juris statement commission serious limitation borne denial access group wish participate commission proceedings failed allege use billing envelope enhance consumer participation commission proceedings see ante since predecessor california public utilities commission ordered electric bill reprint regulations regarding payment bills disputed bills discontinuance service pacific gas electric decisions railroad similar requirements numerous examples cited communications regulated without offending first amendment exchange information securities sec texas gulf sulphur cert denied corporate proxy statements mills electric exchange price production information among competitors american column lumber ohralik ohio state bar various times commission required inserts placed billing envelopes explai reasons behind gas rate increase pacific gas electric describ components utility costs san diego gas electric see pacific gas electric march pg shall mail customers bill insert describes components utility costs complete bill insert sent given appendix decision size form shall approved executive director writing prior inclusion customer bill california also enacted legislation requiring utilities notify customers rate increases notices statute must included utility bill envelopes shall state amount proposed increase expressed dollar percentage terms brief statement reasons increase required sought mailing address commission customer inquiries relative proposed increase may directed cal public utilities code ann west likewise require certain communications carried utility company billing envelope see ante result miami herald publishing tornillo differ forced reply appeared separate insert rather newspaper proper see also ante turn purpose solicit funds fight utility rate increases success appeal bears directly size bill billing envelope contains cfr regulation justified basis commercial character communication rule used propagate purely political proposals see medical committee human rights sec app shareholder proposal stop sale napalm part use vietnam vacated moot see generally weiss proxy voting social issues growth industry bus rev autumn even sec rule justified largely basis commercial character communication justification irrelevant case messages utility disseminates newsletter unquestionably intended advance corporation commercial interests objections public interest group messages based potentially adverse impact utility ability obtain rate increases commercial factors justify abridgment utility constitutionally protected right communicate newsletter provide legitimate adequate justification commission action giving turn access audience receives utility newsletter