Legal Opinion
Greene v. McElroy
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 1959No. 180PublishedCited by 1,340 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
This case involves the validity of the Government’s revocation of security clearance granted to petitioner, an aeronautical engineer employed by a private manufacturer which, produced goods for the armed services. Petitioner was discharged from his employment solely as a consequence of the revocation because his access to classified information was required by the nature of his job. After his discharge, petitioner was unable to secure *476employment as an aeronautical engineer and for all practical. purposes that field of endeavor is now closed to him.
Petitioner was vice president and general…
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