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A Wednesday court filing revealing a new plea in the plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022
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The man accused will avoid trial by pleading guilty to his charges, according to a letter by his attorneys
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29-year-old Nicholas Roski's trial was set to begin this summer in Maryland
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His legal team is now asking for a new hearing to enter his plea in open court
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Roski originally pled not guilty to a federal attempted murder charge, which carries a maximum
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sentence of life in prison. The letter states that Roski changed his mind and now admits to the
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facts federal prosecutors would have presented during his trial. Rossi was arrested near Kavanaugh's
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home after traveling from Los Angeles to Maryland, armed with an unloaded gun, ammunition, a knife
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and zip ties. He called 911 and told police he planned to kill the justice, acting on his
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homicidal and suicidal thoughts. In May 22, Supreme Court documents leaked a draft decision
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in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that would overturn Roe v. Wade and end
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abortion rights. Rossi said the leaked documents made him angry with the justices, similar to how
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pro-choice advocates protested the coming decision. He also told police he was upset over the
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Evaldi school shooting in Texas and believed Kavanaugh would rule against a New York law
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restricting gun control. After the assassination plan on Kavanaugh's life, U.S. lawmakers voted to
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increase security for Supreme Court justices. The House of Representatives passed a bill to provide
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around-the-clock protection for them and their families, which Biden later signed into law
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