ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS
Supreme Court Cases
481 U.S. 221 (1987)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
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
Action
Reversed and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- John Steven Clark View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Anne Owings Wilson View all cases
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- ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/arkansas-writers-project-inc-v-ragland-commissioner-revenue-arkansas
- ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/arkansas-writers-project-inc-v-ragland-commissioner-revenue-arkansas (last visited 11 Apr. 2025).
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/arkansas-writers-project-inc-v-ragland-commissioner-revenue-arkansas (accessed April 11, 2025).
- "ARKANSAS WRITERS' PROJECT, INC. v. RAGLAND, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF ARKANSAS." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 11 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/arkansas-writers-project-inc-v-ragland-commissioner-revenue-arkansas.