Grosjean v. American Press Co.

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Grosjean v. American Press Co.
ArgueDateA = January 13
ArgueDateB = 14
ArgueYear = 1936
DecideDate = February 10
DecideYear = 1936
FullName = Alice Lee Grosjean, Supervisor of Public Accounts for the State of Louisiana v. American Press Co., et al.
USVol = 297
USPage = 233
Citation =
Prior =
Subsequent =
Holding = The Louisiana tax was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.
SCOTUS = 1932-1937
Majority = Sutherland
JoinMajority = "unanimous"
LawsApplied =

"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.

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, found the tax to be an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. However, the ruling has been ignored by some states creating immense controversy.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 297
*"Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Comm'r of Revenue", ussc|460|575|1983

Further reading

*cite book |title=The Kingfish and the Constitution: Huey Long, the First Amendment, and the Emergence of Modern Press Freedom in America |last=Cortner |first=Richard C. |year=1996 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, CT |isbn=0313298424 |pages=
*cite book |title=Freedom of the press |last=Schwartz |first=Bernard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1992 |publisher=Facts on File |location=New York |isbn=0816025053 |pages=

External links

*caselaw source
case="Grosjean v. American Press Co.", 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
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