American Federation of Government Employees v. Perry

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, the American Federation of Government Employees (“AFGE”) and four indi vidual non-supervisory civilian Department of Defense (“DOD”) employees holding positions requiring a secret security clearance, challenge the legality of the government’s request for information and for authorization to collect information from third parties. Plaintiffs’ claims rest on both constitutional and statutory grounds.

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Background

Plaintiff AFGE represents current non-supervisory civilian DOD employees holding positions requiring a secret security clearance. DOD…