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About Michael Troy
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I will answer general questions regarding freedom of speech, petition, or religion. I specialize in cases involving public employment or education, as well as issues related to campaign finance. But I can`t give specific legal advice involving specific cases you might have.
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As an attorney for the Center for Individual Rights, I worked on a number of free speech cases, including Rosenberger v. Univ. of Virginia, in which the Supreme Court upheld my clients' right to run a student newspaper without discrimination because of its religious conent. I also worked on White v. Julian, which protected the right of people to protest against a homeless shelter in their neighborhood.
I also worked for the Federal Election Commission on several cases regarding the right to participate in the election process.
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Former Attorney for Center for Individual Rights.
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Washington Post
Washington Times
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J.D. from Univ. of Michigan Law School
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Truman Scholar
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You are here: Experts > Arts/Humanities > Political Science > 1st Amendment and Free Speech > First Amendment (Fourteenth Amendment ) Rights
Expert: Michael Troy
Date: 1/31/2008
Subject: First Amendment (Fourteenth Amendment ) Rights
Question
My questions is as follows: My question involves privileges and freedoms as they apply via the First Amendment. If a Public Official, in this case a Tax Collector, denies a private citizen the right to pay motor vehicle taxes (state of Connecticut)because the Public Official has previously mishandled a previous tax bill payment paid by the citizen and thereby believes the motor vehicle tax is still due, when it was paid. What privilege and or freedom, under the first amendment (applicabe under the due process clause at the state level) is the citizen being denied when he is blocked toward (re)registration of his motor vehicle due to a fraudulent demand from the Public Official (tax collector)who pocketed the money. And, why? I recognize how confusing this may be. Thanks in advance for your incite.
Answer
Hi Kerry,
I'm sorry but I don't see a First Amendment issue here. The first Amedment protects against free speech an freedom of relision issues. A state official that steals money or refuses to do their duty on behalf of a tax payer certainly raises legal issues, but I don't really see a First Amendment issue.
- Mike
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