Legal Opinion
Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 1989No. 87-1245PublishedCited by 335 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Brennan
Texas exempts from its sales tax “[pjeriodicals that are published or distributed by a religious faith and that consist wholly of writings promulgating the teaching of the faith and books that consist wholly of writings sacred to a religious faith.” Tex. Tax Code Ann. §151.312 (1982). The question presented is whether this exemption violates the Establishment Clause or the Free Press Clause of the First Amendment when the State denies a like exemption for other publications. We hold that, when confined exclusively to publications advancing the tenets of a religious faith, the exemption runs…
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