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ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND

No. 85-1370.

481 U.S. 221 (1987)

ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 22, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Owings Wilson argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

John Steven Clark argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were R. B. Friedlander and Joseph V. Svoboda.*

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented in this case is whether a state sales tax scheme that taxes general interest magazines, but exempts newspapers and religious, professional, trade, and sports journals, violates the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press.

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Since 1935, Arkansas has imposed a tax on receipts from sales of tangible personal property. 1935...

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