# Public forum doctrine

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 2 sources.

A body of First Amendment law classifying government property by how much the government may restrict speech there, ranging from traditional public forums with the strongest protection to nonpublic forums such as the Oval Office, where the government has broad discretion over access.

## Sources

1. Associated Press v. Budowich. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press_v._Budowich (Wikipedia).
2. Public forum doctrine. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-1/public-forum-doctrine (Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute).

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