Franklin v. United States

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Case overview

Case Number:

21-11104

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2899 Other Statutes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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    A Texas man whose passport was revoked because he amassed $400,000 in tax debt asked the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday to rethink its decision upholding the revocation, saying the court wrongly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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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    A man whose passport was revoked over his tax debt may have an uphill battle to establish that a high level of scrutiny should apply to his right to international travel, according to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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.