Overview

• U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman imposed a 97‑month sentence on Nicholas (Sophie) Roske, who researched multiple justices and traveled to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home with a gun and tools in 2022, well below prosecutors’ 30‑years‑to‑life request.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department will appeal, calling the punishment "woefully insufficient" and not reflective of the case’s serious facts.
• In explaining the downward departure, the judge emphasized Roske’s remorse, 911 self‑surrender, mental‑health treatment needs, and concerns about access to gender‑affirming care in male federal prisons, referencing a Trump‑era executive order.
• Conservative figures denounced the ruling, with Sen. John Kennedy calling the term too short and Sen. Ted Cruz urging impeachment of the judge, while legal analysts described the sentence as unusually lenient versus guidelines.
• Judicial security concerns were reinforced days later when D.C. police arrested Louis Geri outside the Red Mass with suspicious items and charged him with unlawful entry, threats, and possession of a Molotov cocktail.