One of the named defendants in the United States Institute of Peace suit will clerk for Gorsuch starting later this year

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Anna Bower
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Worth noting that one of the named defendants in this suit is Jacob Altik, a 2021 University of Michigan Law graduate who has been selected to clerk for Justice Gorsuch starting *later this year.*

March 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM

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Anna Bower
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The United States Institute of Peace is suing over DOGE’s “lawless assault” on the independent non-profit organization established by Congress.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278529/gov.uscourts.dcd.278529.1.0.pdf
March 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM

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March 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM

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2 pm today. There is a call-in line.

March 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM

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Trump Administration
The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks
Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent.

by Justin Elliott, Avi Asher-Schapiro and Andy Kroll
Feb. 7, 2025, 5:25 p.m. EST

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As members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have fanned out across the government in recent days, attention has focused on the young Silicon Valley engineers who are wielding immense power in the new administration. ... But ProPublica has identified three lawyers with elite establishment credentials who have also joined the DOGE effort.

Two are former Supreme Court clerks — one clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts, another for Justice Neil Gorsuch — and the third has been selected to be a Gorsuch clerk for the 2025-2026 term. ... Two of the lawyers’ names have not been previously reported as working for DOGE.

All three — Keenan Kmiec, James Burnham and Jacob Altik — have DOGE email addresses at the Executive Office of the President, according to records reviewed by ProPublica. Altik was recently an attorney at the firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, but https://www.weil.com/people/jacob-altik" target="_blank">his bio page is now offline. Neither the White House nor any of the three lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment about their roles.

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We’ve added these names — along with more than 20 others — to ProPublica’s ongoing project tracking DOGE members.

We are still reporting. Do you have information about any of the people listed below? Do you know of any other Musk associates who have entered the federal government? You can reach our tip line on Signal at 917-512-0201. Please be as specific, detailed and clear as you can.

Kirsten Berg, Christopher Bing and Annie Waldman contributed reporting.

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