Search, 1900 to 1949, state or province level
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ContinentNorth America
TacticFunding and ownership pressure 1Prior restraint 1Detention and violence 1Secrets and espionage laws 1
LevelState or province 3
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 1934 | United States: Louisiana taxes large newspapers' advertising revenue; the tax is struck down in Grosjean v. American Press Co. | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Oscar K. Allen | Reversed (10 February 1936) |
| 1927 | Minnesota closes The Saturday Press in 1927; the Supreme Court strikes down the law in 1931 | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Prior restraint | Theodore Christianson | Reversed (1 June 1931) |
| 8 June 1925 | United States: Supreme Court upholds Benjamin Gitlow's conviction under New York's Criminal Anarchy Law, 1925 | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Alfred E. Smith | Upheld by a court (8 June 1925) |