Man with weapon is arrested near Kavanaugh’s home

An armed man was arrested early Wednesday morning near the Maryland home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. As first reported by The Washington Post and confirmed by a Supreme Court spokesperson, the man made threats against the 57-year-old Kavanaugh, who has served on the court since 2018.

It was not immediately clear what type of weapon the man was carrying. He was taken to a Montgomery County police station.

The news came as the public waits for the court to release opinions in several high-profile cases – most notably, a challenge to a Mississippi abortion law. A draft opinion published by Politico in early May indicated that the court had privately voted to overturn its landmark decisions in Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to an abortion, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed that right. Kavanaugh was one of the five justices who voted to overturn Roe and Casey, according to Politico.