Police Share Update After Attempt on Supreme Court Justice’s Life

Security concerns escalated further in June 2022 when a California man traveled to Maryland with the intention of assassinating Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Nicholas John Roske was arrested outside Kavanaugh’s home after calling 911 on himself.

According to authorities, Roske told dispatchers he had come “from California to kill a specific” Supreme Court justice.

He was later convicted and sentenced to prison

The latest incident involving Barrett comes as Chief Justice John Roberts recently addressed growing public hostility toward the court and concerns about how Americans view the institution.

“I think at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions,” Roberts said earlier this month.

I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do,” he added

Roberts argued that many Americans misunderstand the role of the judiciary and warned against turning legal disagreements into personal attacks against judges and justices.

“We’re not simply part of the political process, and there’s a reason for that,” Roberts said.

He also stressed that criticism should focus on the legal merits of decisions rather than individual members of the court, The National Review reported

“As soon as that happens, that’s not appropriate, and it can lead to very serious problems,” Roberts said.

Wednesday’s swatting incident is likely to renew concerns about the safety of Supreme Court justices and the increasingly heated political climate surrounding the nation’s highest court.