The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled protestors do not have the right to demonstrate at the Mall of America. Two years ago the city of Bloomington arrested animal rights protestors for trespassing when they staged an anti-fur protest at the Mall. A lower court had sided with the protestors, but the Appeals court reversed the ruling, saying the mall does not qualify as a public forum for free speech as protected under the Minnesota Constitution. Greg Brooker is an assistant attorney for the City of Bloomington. He says the Appeal's court ruling is an important victory for cities since publicly financed spaces like the mall can still be protected as private property: Sun 28-MAY 11:40:32 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001