US EditionJudge Blocks Trump Effort to Strip Security Clearance From Attorney Who Represented Whistleblowers
Judge Amir Ali granted a preliminary injunction preserving Mark Zaid’s security clearance after a lawsuit challenged the revocation as political retribution, affecting 15 individuals from a March memorandum.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's attempt to strip attorney Mark Zaid's security clearance after Zaid sued over alleged political retribution.
- A March presidential memorandum singled out Zaid and 14 other individuals as unsuitable to retain clearances, and in August the administration revoked 37 security clearances.
- Zaid has for nearly 35 years represented clients across the political spectrum, including government officials, law enforcement, military, and a 2019 intelligence-community whistleblower.
- Judge Amir Ali noted the injunction does not bar independent administrative action, emphasizing the government can still revoke Zaid's clearance through normal agency procedures on Tuesday.
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Federal Judge Bars Trump Revocation of Attorney’s Security Clearance
A federal judge in Washington has stopped the Trump administration’s effort to revoke the security clearance of attorney Mark Zaid, determining that a presidential memorandum against him and 14 others cannot be enforced. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted Zaid’s request for a preliminary injunction after a lawsuit, which was filed in May, that alleged that the action was political retribution. The order, issued on Dec. 23, halts the revocation…
Judge blocks effort to strip security clearance
WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals
Judge blocks effort to strip security clearance from attorney
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals
Foreign-Born Judge Controls Trump's National Security Powers
On December 23, U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali ruled that Trump’s March 22, 2025, memorandum revoking Zaid’s clearance violated the First Amendment, due process, and amounted to unconstitutional retaliation for his work on whistleblowers during the 2019 Ukraine impeachment. The 39-page opinion granted a preliminary injunction against agencies like the CIA and ODNI, effective […] The post Foreign-Born Judge Controls Trump’s National Security Pow…
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Move To Revoke Attorney Mark Zaid's Security Clearance
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday preventing the Trump administration from enforcing a presidential memorandum aimed at revoking the security clearance of Washington attorney Mark Zaid. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amir Ali halts the enforcement of a March directive that targeted Zaid and 14 other individuals. The White House had […] Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Move To Revoke Attorney Mark Zaid’s Security Cle…
Attorney Mark Zaid scores win in security clearance fight with Trump administration
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration’s stripping of an attorney’s security clearance for representing a whistleblower pivotal to President Trump’s first impeachment was a form of retribution and unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted a preliminary injunction to go into effect starting Jan. 13 and requested the administration to “immediately and…
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