Grosjean v. American Press Co.

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Grosjean v. American Press Co., 297 U.S. 233 (1936)^[1], 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. However, the ruling has been ignored by some states creating immense controversy.