The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge in Maryland to move forward with the trial of a man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Federal prosecutors said in a court filing they have not been able to agree upon the terms for a pretrial resolution of the case in discussions with attorneys for Nicholas John Roske, who authorities said they found near the justice’s Maryland residence in June 2022.
The government request to set dates for motions and a trial is the first public sign of movement in the case in at least a year and a half, as defense attorneys investigated the allegations and “potential mitigation factors” for Roske, according to court records.
