Political Violence as a Threat to Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law

The recent 8-year sentence of a would-be assassin who tried to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh has garnered widespread criticism from the right and the left, with predictions that Nicholas Roske could end up serving even fewer years, despite a DOJ sentencing recommendation of 30 years. The sentencing is also the most recent chapter in a disturbing and rising trend of politically motivated violence, including the attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump and the recent assassination on a college campus of conservative Charlie Kirk during a campus debate.

 

Please join a virtual discussion on Wednesday at 2:30 PM Eastern to discuss important issues around political violence as a threat to judicial independence and the rule of law.

 

U.S. Sentencing Commission Vice Chair Claire Murray will moderate the conversation with expert guests including Carrie Campbell Severino (JCN) and Rachael Tucker Wyrick (Consovoy McCarthy; former AUSA of EDVA).