# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1934-us-louisiana-newspaper-tax-grosjean)
- Source: Grosjean v. American Press Co., Inc., 297 U.S. 233 (1936). https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/297/233
- 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.

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