A state's "equivalent function rule" means that
A) the state supreme court performs a function equivalent to that of the U.S. Supreme Court, and therefore cases involving state crimes cannot be appealed beyond the state supreme court
B) shopping centers and sports stadiums, while they may be owned by private companies, are gathering places for large numbers of people and are therefore equivalent to public places in terms of free speech protections
C) high school teachers are the equivalent of college professors and therefore have the same free speech rights

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The equivalent function rule means that private property that serves as a gathering place for large numbers of people, such as shopping centers or sports stadiums, must provide the same free speech protections as public places. Option A is incorrect because it refers to the jurisdiction of state courts versus federal courts, and option C is incorrect because there is no legal basis for equating high school teachers with college professors in terms of free speech rights.

A State's "Equivalent Function Rule" Means That