# 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](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

> the owners of newspapers are immune from any of the ordinary forms of taxation for support of the government

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