# Claim 897

Writing for a unanimous Supreme Court, Justice George Sutherland classified the Louisiana tax as a license tax and struck it down.

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

- Statement: Writing for a unanimous Supreme Court, Justice George Sutherland classified the Louisiana tax as a license tax and struck it down.
- Field: reversed_on
- Value: Unanimous Court struck down the tax as a license tax
- About: [incident 1934-us-louisiana-newspaper-tax-grosjean](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1934-us-louisiana-newspaper-tax-grosjean)
- Source: Grosjean v. American Press Co. (1936). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/grosjean-v-american-press-co/
- Publisher: Grosjean v. American Press Co. (1936)
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> Writing for a unanimous Court, Justice George Sutherland classified the tax as a “license tax.”

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