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ADAMS v. RICE

No. 07-5101.

531 F.3d 936 (2008)

Kathy E. ADAMS, Appellant v. Condoleezza RICE, Secretary of State, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen K. Renaud argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was David H. Shapiro. Richard L. Swick entered an appearance.

Daniel B. Kohrman and Melvin Radowitz were on the brief for amici curiae American Association of Retired Persons and American Cancer Society in support of appellant.

John C. Truong, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Kathy Adams, a candidate for the United States Foreign Service, passed the required entrance examinations and received a medical clearance, only to learn thereafter that she had been diagnosed with stage-one breast cancer. Upon hearing the news, the State Department, expressing concern that many of its overseas posts lack the follow-up care it believed Adams required, revoked her medical clearance...

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