Claim

Claim 896

The Supreme Court noted that no one suggested newspaper owners were immune from ordinary forms of taxation, distinguishing this tax from a routine business tax.

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

Statement: The Supreme Court noted that no one suggested newspaper owners were immune from ordinary forms of taxation, distinguishing this tax from a routine business tax.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Court found no dispute that newspapers could face ordinary taxation
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 owners of newspapers are immune from any of the ordinary forms of taxation for support of the government