Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is recruiting lawyers with Supreme Court experience to handle anticipated legal challenges to its ambitious $2 trillion federal budget reduction plan. The DOGE, established by former President Trump, has hired Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old high school graduate, and two former Supreme Court clerks, James Burnham and Keenan Kmiec, who previously worked for Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito respectively. Legal experts predict that the DOGE's radical cost-cutting measures will face significant legal scrutiny, potentially culminating in a Supreme Court case.
Elon Musk 's budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency is attracting some high-powered lawyers with Supreme Court experience, something the tech billionaire may need as legal challenges mount.Newsweek sought email comment on Monday from the DOGE and from new DOGE hire, Edward Coristine.Why It MattersMusk's effort to cut the federal budget by $2 trillion a year is facing major legal challenges .
Supreme Court clerks are extremely important as they often research and write the decision for the judges and therefore wield enormous power.Lat noted that it is not surprising that two of Gorsuch's clerks should be working for the DOGE, given Gorsuch's own interest in cutting the size of the federal government.
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