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Target Corp. said in a statement Thursday that the legal action was "to provide a distraction-free shopping environment for our guests." "Target's long-standing policy is that we do not permit solicitation or petitioning at our stores regardless of the cause or issue being represented," the company said. Barton warned the San Diego group to be respectful and to not block the flow of traffic. The restriction to canvass at just one entrance at a time was to ensure that customer access wasn't impeded, he said in the ruling. Watson said the constraints wouldn't affect the group's work because volunteers don't follow people into stores or block store entrances. Target was seen as an ally of the gay and lesbian community before it made a $150,000 donation to a business group backing Minnesota Republican candidate Tom Emmer, an opponent of gay marriage who lost last year's governor's race to Democrat Mark Dayton. The company later apologized for the hurt feelings and tried to repair its image by creating a committee to help scrutinize its decisions on donations. Target also negotiated a deal with Lady Gaga to sell a special edition of her upcoming album in a partnership Gaga said was tied to their "reform"
-- supporting the gay community and making up for past mistakes. The singer cancelled the deal a few weeks ago.
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