Nicholas Rosk, the would-be assassin who targeted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022, told law enforcement he was inspired by the leak of a draft opinion in the overturned case. Roe vs. Wade.
Police arrested Roske in June 2022 on suspicion of traveling from California to Maryland to kill Kavanaugh. The Biden administration continued to allow protests at Kavanaugh's home, which is contrary to current federal law.
Roske has been waiting for trial for three years. His lawyers on Friday asked federal investigators to suppress evidence of his confession, saying he was not advised of his rights at the time.
of washington post reported Friday (emphasis added):
Nicholas Roethke says authorities were concerned about the court's decision right shiftis scheduled to go on trial in June on charges of attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice. Authorities said Roethke told investigators that he broke into Kavanaugh's Chevy Chase, Maryland, home in 2022 and killed the judge, then flew across the country with the intention of killing himself. His lawyers say they don't want jurors to hear that statement.
According to an FBI affidavit, Roethke told investigators at the time that he was upset that the draft Supreme Court opinion had been leaked. Mr. Kavanaugh supported an opinion that suggested the court would overturn it. Roe vs. Wade. Roethke said in the affidavit that he feared Kavanaugh would “support Second Amendment decisions to loosen gun control laws” following the recent mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. It is stated in
The leaked opinions are Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) indicated that the court intended to overturn. egg and the unusual finding that the right to abortion is implicit in the Constitution.
of Dobbs The decision returned power over abortion policy to the states, and explicitly noted that the opinion applied only to abortion issues, not other social issues (although Justice Clarence Thomas concurred). There was no).
This leak caused an uproar, sparked left-wing protests, and apparently sparked the Kavanaugh assassination attempt.
supreme court claimed Despite several months of investigation, the leaker could not be identified.
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