Islam Bias Claims Test National Security Shield in 4th Cir. Case

A federal appeals court will consider the scope of a rule that shields employment decisions from legal challenge when they involve a worker receiving a security clearance.

During oral argument Tuesday, counsel for intelligence analyst Nathan Mowery will try to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to revive Mowery’s lawsuit accusing National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency of religious discrimination and retaliation.

A federal district judge threw out the case based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1988 ruling in Department of the Navy v. Egan, which involved the Merit Systems Protection Board and is generally interpreted to forbid ...