Guideline L: Outside Activities
Outside employment or activities, including service to a foreign interest, that conflict with security responsibilities.
53
decided hearing cases
49%
granted
The specific issues, and how they fared
Outside activity — unspecified
50% granted · 32Service with foreign entity / national
54% granted · 24Mitigations judges credited most
Activity is sanctioned by the United States
1
Counted only where the judge expressly credited the mitigation, not merely where it was claimed.
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Descriptive statistics from decided public DOHA cases. Not legal advice or a prediction. † marks samples under 20 cases.