Claim

Claim 894

Justice George Sutherland's opinion held that the tax operated as a restraint in two ways, cutting revenue from advertising and tending to restrict circulation.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Justice George Sutherland's opinion held that the tax operated as a restraint in two ways, cutting revenue from advertising and tending to restrict circulation.
Field: action
Value: Tax operated as a restraint on advertising and circulation
About: incident 1934-us-louisiana-newspaper-tax-grosjean
Source: Grosjean v. American Press Co., Inc., 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
Publisher: Grosjean v. American Press Co., Inc., 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
Method: court record
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1936-02-10

Quotation from the source

It thus operates as a restraint in a double sense. First, its effect is to curtail the amount of revenue realized from advertising; and, second, its direct tendency is to restrict circulation.