HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Grosjean v. American Press Co. (Doc. #: 303) (1936)  [Findlaw] Secondary Link Grosjean v. American Press Co.  [Legal Information Institute] Argument Date 01/14/1936 Decided 02/10/1936 Supreme Court Vote 9-0 Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained.   Issue Whether a state tax on ads in publications having a circulation of more than 20,000 copies a week violates the First Amendment. Majority Opinion Sutherland, J. Lower Court U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained. Lawyers For Petitioner Charles J. Rivet & Gaston L. Porterie (for Appellants) For Respondent Esmond Phelps & Elisha Hanson (for Appellees) Opinion - Lower Court Grosjean v. American Prsss Co., 10 F.Supp. 161 (E.Dist. La, 1935) Other Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: PRINCIPLES & POLICIES (2nd ed., 2002), sect. 11.6.2 Simon, Todd F., "All the News That's Fit to Tax," 21 Wake Forest Law Review 59 (1985) Zuckman, Harvey, & Corn-Revere, Robert et al, MODERN COMMUNICATIONS LAW (1999), sect. 7.13, pp. 556-558  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links