Grosjean v. American Press Co.
1936 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grosjean v. American Press Co., 297 U.S. 233 (1936), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court over a challenge to a separate sales tax on newspapers with circulation of over 20,000.
Quick Facts Grosjean v. American Press Co., Argued January 13–14, 1936 Decided February 10, 1936 ...
Grosjean v. American Press Co. | |
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Argued January 13–14, 1936 Decided February 10, 1936 | |
Full case name | Alice Lee Grosjean, Supervisor of Public Accounts for the State of Louisiana v. American Press Co., et al. |
Citations | 297 U.S. 233 (more) 56 S. Ct. 444; 80 L. Ed. 660; 1936 U.S. LEXIS 524 |
Case history | |
Prior | Am. Press Co. v. Grosjean, 10 F. Supp. 161 (E.D. La. 1935); probable jurisdiction noted, 56 S. Ct. 129 (1935). |
Holding | |
The Louisiana tax was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sutherland, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV |
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