# 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

- Address: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/297/233
- Kind: court record
- Last checked: 2026-09-26
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [United States: Louisiana taxes large newspapers' advertising revenue; the tax is struck down in Grosjean v. American Press Co.](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1934-us-louisiana-newspaper-tax-grosjean)
- [Claim 893: The Louisiana Legislature enacted the tax through Act No. 23 on July 12, 1934.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/893)
- [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.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/894)
- [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.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/895)
- [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.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/896)

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