No. 21-912

Jeffrey T. Maehr v. Department of State

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-action civil-rights constitutional-rights debt-collection due-process government-sanction passport passport-revocation tax tax-debt travel
Key Terms:
ERISA SocialSecurity DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal government may collect tax debts by revoking citizens' constitutional right to travel internationally

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Pursuant to a recently enacted federal statute, the State Department revoked Petitioner Jeffrey Maehr’s passport, and hence his constitutionally established right to travel internationally, not for reasons of national security or foreign policy, or because he is trying to sneak money out of the country, but simply to pressure him to pay a tax debt. The question presented is: may the federal government collect tax debts by revoking citizens’ constitutional rights until they pay up?

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States Department of State to respond filed.
2021-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)

Attorneys

Jeffrey Maehr
Bennett L. CohenPolsinelli, PC, Petitioner
Bennett L. CohenPolsinelli, PC, Petitioner
United States Department of State
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent