Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland, 481 U.S. 221 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a sales-tax scheme that taxes general interest magazines, but exempts newspapers and religious, professional, trade, and sports journals, violates the First Amendment's freedom of the press guarantee.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland, 481 U.S. 221 (1987).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Penalty-Subsidy Distinction". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 344.

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