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Adams v. Department of Defense
Federal CircuitApril 13, 2010No. 2010-3041Cited 7 times
Defendant WinDepartment of Defense
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Newman, Lourie, Guilford
- Status
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- Federal Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Retaliation
Outcome
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's decision upholding the Department of Defense's indefinite suspension of Adams following suspension of his security clearance. The court held that security clearance decisions are not subject to judicial review on the merits, including retaliation claims.
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