NC man pleads guilty to doxxing Supreme Court justice

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to doxxing a Supreme Court justice after posting their address online with intent to intimidate or incite a crime against them.

The Department of Justice did not identify the justice but said that Kyle Edwards, 59, posted the correct address of the justice and had previously made a number of threatening comments on social media. Edwards secured release on bond after the plea. He faces five years in prison.

“Doxxing is dangerous. It exposes officials to all sorts of people that may cause harm, and that harm may be even worse than the doxxer expected or intended,” U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said. “That is why we take it seriously. Threatening or harming federal officials is not the way to change policy.  If you want to change policy, get involved and go vote.”

Supreme Court justices have, in recent years, faced threats and protests at their homes. Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh faced an assassination attempt after the draft release of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion established in Roe v. Wade.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.