Former FBI Agent’s Clearance Revocation Petition Denied By U.S. High Court

Mealey's (March 20, 2023, 1:03 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 20 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a former special agent of the FBI who alleges that the revocation of his security clearance was retaliatory, leaving in place a ruling by the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that the former agent had no cause of action against FBI officials in their individual capacities and that the court lacked jurisdiction over the claims seeking to reverse the agent’s suspension and termination....