The First Amendment does not excuse the mass media from paying the normal business taxes that all businesses must pay.In which of these cases was a tax on a medium of communications upheld?
A)Texas Monthly v.Bullock.
B)Arkansas Writers' Project v.Ragland.
C)Leathers v.Medlock.
D)Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co.v.Commissioner of Revenue.
E)Grosjean v.American Press.

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In Leathers v. Medlock, the Supreme Court upheld a tax on a medium of communications, ruling that the First Amendment does not exempt media companies from paying the same taxes that other businesses pay, as long as the tax is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.

The First Amendment Does Not Excuse the Mass Media from Paying