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First Amendment Library:
Anne Owings Wilson

ARKANSAS WRITERS’ PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS, 481 U.S. 221 (1987)

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.

First Amendment Library:Anne Owings Wilson

ARKANSAS WRITERS’ PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS, 481 U.S. 221 (1987)

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First Amendment Library:
Anne Owings Wilson