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Leathers Vs. Medlock
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- US Supreme Court
- Apr 16, 1991
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U.S. 439 (1991) U.S. Supreme Court Leathers v. MedlockSearch
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U.S. 439 (1991) Leathers v. MedlockSearch
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Amendment difficulties that have led this Court to strike down differential taxation of speakers. See, e.g., Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. MinnesotaSearch
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Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. RaglandSearch
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the tax discriminates among media and discriminated for a time within a medium. Taken together, cases such as Regan v. TaxationSearch
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with Representation of Washington, 461 U. S. 540 , Mabee v. WhiteSearch
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Plains Publishing Co., 327 U. S. 178 , and Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. WallingSearch
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of Act 769, holding that the Constitution does not prohibit the differential taxation of different media. Medlock v. PledgerSearch
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certiorari, 498 U.S. 809 (1990), in order to resolve the question, left open in Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. RaglandSearch
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See Los Angeles v. PreferredSearch
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a tax that discriminates among speakers is constitutionally suspect only in certain circumstances. In Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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type, and was therefore unconstitutional. Id. at 297 U. S. 250 . In Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. MinnesotaSearch
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Id. at 460 U. S. 592 . Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. RaglandSearch
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that a State may impose on the press a generally applicable tax. See Swaggart Ministries Page 499 U. S. 448 v. BoardSearch
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Page 499 U. S. 450 ideas, violates the First Amendment. Our cases do not support such a rule. Regan v. TaxationSearch
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Id. at 461 U. S. 546 . For this proposition, we relied on Cammarano v. UnitedSearch
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Id. at 358 U. S. 513 , quoting Speiser v. RandallSearch
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Regan, supra, 461 U.S. at 461 U. S. 547 . See also Madden v. KentuckySearch
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New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. NewSearch
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Magoun v. IllinoisSearch
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burden on speakers is insufficient by itself to raise First Amendment concerns is evident as well from Mabee v. WhiteSearch
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Plains Publishing Co., 327 U. S. 178 (1946), and Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. WallingSearch
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the tax power to discriminate against individual members of the media or against the media as a whole. See Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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Los Angeles v. PreferredSearch
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FCC v. MidwestSearch
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Associated Press v. UnitedSearch
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The majority, however, does not flinch at the prospect of intermedia discrimination. Purporting to draw on Regan v. TaxationSearch
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government's legitimate authority to tap the energy of expressive activity to promote the public welfare. See Buckley v. ValeoSearch
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that the unique characteristics of cable may justify special regulatory treatment of that medium. See Los Angeles v. PreferredSearch
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Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCCSearch
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Regan v. TaxationSearch
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The majority's reliance on Mabee v. WhiteSearch
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Arkansas tax scheme must be supported by a compelling interest to survive First Amendment scrutiny. Cf. United States v. O'BrienSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Leathers v. MedlockSearch
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Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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Mabee v. WhiteSearch
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and Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. WallingSearch
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Medlock v. PledgerSearch
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In Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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In Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. MinnesotaSearch
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Cammarano v. UnitedSearch
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Madden v. KentuckySearch
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See Grosjean v. AmericanSearch
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See Buckley v. ValeoSearch
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Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCCSearch
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Cf. United States v. O'BrienSearch
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