Man Takes Clearance Revocation to Appeals Court

An Egyptian-American whose security clearance was revoked tried this week to persuade an appeals court to order the Department of Energy (DOE) to grant him a hearing where he might learn the reasons for the revocation. DOE refuses a hearing citing “national security.”

His lawyer argues that a DOE official cannot himself determine what matter is reviewable or not and that, when the government says “national security,” we should not have to “take [its] word on it.”

The Government argues the Courts have no say in the matter.

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