public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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The City of Spokane respects and upholds everyone’s First Amendment rights and right to be on public property.
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Christina Shaw , Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the First Amendment protects your right to organize a protest, express your opinion and take pictures of events while on public property.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Tuesday that protesters have hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement, set vehicles on fire, defaced buildings and public property and set fire to American flags.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Their words come as demonstrations roil the streets, defacing public property and lighting cars on fire in response to 44 arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 June 2025
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Christina Shaw , Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the First Amendment protects your right to organize a protest, express your opinion and take pictures of events while on public property.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Tuesday that protesters have hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement, set vehicles on fire, defaced buildings and public property and set fire to American flags.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Their words come as demonstrations roil the streets, defacing public property and lighting cars on fire in response to 44 arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 June 2025
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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