Claim

Claim 895

Sutherland found the tax's form itself suspicious because it was measured by the extent of a newspaper's circulation rather than by the volume of its advertising.

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

Statement: Sutherland found the tax's form itself suspicious because it was measured by the extent of a newspaper's circulation rather than by the volume of its advertising.
Field: action
Value: Tax's form measured by circulation was suspicious
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

The form in which the tax is imposed is in itself suspicious. It is not measured or limited by the volume of advertisements.