Overview

• A defense filing refers to the defendant as Sophie Roske and requests female pronouns, while noting the legal name and case caption remain unchanged.
• The Justice Department’s sentencing memo asks for no fewer than 30 years to life in prison, with sentencing scheduled for October.
• Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted murder, avoiding a previously scheduled trial and preserving exposure to a decades-long sentence.
• Authorities arrested Roske in June 2022 near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland home and recovered a firearm, magazines, and burglary tools.
• Prosecutors cite a letter sent to Kavanaugh this year that referenced Roske as evidence of continuing consequences for the Court.