Appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, Associate US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is one of six justices in the court's conservative wing, against three progressives

Appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, Associate US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is one of six justices in the court's conservative wing, against three progressives

The would-be assassin of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to just over eight years in prison -- far less than the 30 years prosecutors had sought.

Sophie Roske -- who was listed under her birth name Nicholas Roske in court documents but has since chosen to identify as a woman and use female pronouns -- traveled to the justice's home in June 2022. 

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