Franklin v. United States
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December 09, 2022
5th Circ. Stands Firm On Revocation Of Tax Debtor's Passport
A Texas man remains unable to travel to foreign countries after the Fifth Circuit declined to reconsider its September decision that the U.S. government could revoke his passport as a consequence of his $400,000 tax debt.
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December 01, 2022
US Urges 5th Circ. To Hold Firm On Tax Debt Passport Denials
International travel isn't a fundamental right, the government told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday, urging it to ignore a Texas man's request to reconsider a panel decision that upheld the constitutionality of his passport revocation after he amassed over $400,000 in tax debt.
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November 01, 2022
Tax Debtor Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Passport Revocation
A Texas man whose passport was revoked because he amassed $400,000 in tax debt asked the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday to rethink its decision upholding the revocation, saying the court wrongly disregarded the U.S. Supreme Court's protection of the right to travel internationally.
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September 15, 2022
5th Circ. Upholds Revoking Man's Passport For Unpaid Taxes
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday upheld a ruling revoking a man's passport because of his $400,000 tax debt, saying U.S. Supreme Court guidance shows that the freedom to travel internationally isn't a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution.
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July 08, 2022
5th Circ. Questions Scrutiny In Passport Tax Debt Challenge
A man whose passport was revoked over his tax debt may have an uphill battle to establish that a high level of scrutiny should apply to his right to international travel, according to questions from a Fifth Circuit judge during oral arguments Friday.
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April 11, 2022
Revoking Passport For Tax Debt Unlawful, 5th Circ. Told
The federal government violated a Texas man's constitutional right to international travel by denying him a passport until he paid his $421,000 tax debt, he told the Fifth Circuit.
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January 24, 2022
Passport Tax Debt Challenge Wrongly Tossed, 5th Circ. Told
A Texas federal court wrongly dismissed a man's suit challenging the constitutionality of a program that allows the U.S. State Department to deny passports to people with seriously delinquent tax debts, he told the Fifth Circuit.