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Grosjean v. American Press Co., Inc., 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
Grosjean v. American Press Co., Inc., 297 U.S. 233 (1936), 1936-02-10
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- United States: Louisiana taxes large newspapers' advertising revenue; the tax is struck down in Grosjean v. American Press Co.
- Claim 893: The Louisiana Legislature enacted the tax through Act No. 23 on July 12, 1934.
- Claim 894: Justice George Sutherland's opinion held that the tax operated as a restraint in two ways, cutting revenue from advertising and tending to restrict circulation.
- 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.
- 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.
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