{"id":155750,"date":"2026-07-01T21:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/01\/4th-circuit-blocks-firing-of-intelligence-officers-assigned-to-dei-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:23:52","slug":"4th-circuit-blocks-firing-of-intelligence-officers-assigned-to-dei-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/01\/4th-circuit-blocks-firing-of-intelligence-officers-assigned-to-dei-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Circuit Blocks Firing of Intelligence Officers Assigned to DEI Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said the 19 career officers in the Central Intelligence Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence were fired as part of reductions in force and were therefore owed constitutional due process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" 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Fourth Circuit said the 19 career officers in the Central Intelligence Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence were fired as part of reductions in force and were therefore owed constitutional due process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/958885865\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/958885865\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/958885865\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a 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