Target v. Canvass for a Cause
Plaintiff and respondent Target Corporation (Target) brought a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and for trespass damages against defendant and appellant Canvass for a Cause (CFAC), seeking to restrict or prevent CFAC from pursuing its canvassing and soliciting activities outside of various Target store entrances, such as on sidewalks located in large or small shopping centers, or stand-alone Target stores.
The matter is before us on CFAC's appeal of the trial court's order denying CFAC's special motion to strike Target's complaint, under anti-SLAPP provisions. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16, subd. (i).)[1] CFAC asserts that the entire action against it should be stricken, because it impermissibly attacks CFAC's protected free speech activities of going to places such as Target stores to engage in "face-to-face conversations with the voting public" about human rights issues, chiefly its views on marriage and equality.[2]
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