The kinds of workings discussed in this thread don't generally rise to that level. Though the news writer described Melissa Madara's spell as a "hexing" it was probably not a curse of the "may your gall bladder fall out..." variety. "May you suffer the rightful repercussions of your misdeeds..." is more in vogue.
Here's an example of a different rite, from before the confirmation, which was part of the public political magic that was being promoted to prevent it. The main purposes of it appear to be:
1. Assure that Kavanaugh is punished for his crimes against women.
2. Prevent Kavanaugh from harming women in the future.
3. Prevent Kavanaugh from being confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice.
4. Support the claimed victims by sending "love and healing energy" to them.
Overall it's not very assault-like, except for part 2 if you pay attention to the obvious symbolism of the ritual action rather than just the words of the incantation.
However, that very inconsistency is one of many ways the ritual is very poorly designed. It's all over the map; there are at least those four distinct "intentions" when focusing of intention is supposed to be the key to the whole thing. And there's that inconsistent symbolism I mentioned earlier.
For instance, the start of the ritual invokes Venus by inscribing her symbol on the white candle. This was most likely chosen because the ancient symbol of Venus is used as a symbol of feminism by modern Americans. But Venus isn't the goddess of feminism, she's the goddess of Getting It On, and in mythology has never been one to let issues of prudence, propriety, or even consent get in the way.
In other words, not the best choice of deity to invoke, for the binding (or stabbing!) of a supposed horn dog's genitals. (Possible Venusian backlash: the caster becomes irresistibly attracted to an obviously unsuitable prospect, or to a succession of them.)
Speaking of backlash, consider the ritual's final words: "By the swift sword of Justice, so mote it be". Invoking the supernatural powers of Justice, in case Venus doesn't get the job done.
Now, imagine if a supernatural power of Justice actually existed, what it might look like. You might, for example, visualize it as a grim-faced angel carrying a flaming sword. (The people doing the casting will have visualized it in that or a similar way.) Not, in this case, a blindfolded person carrying a set of scales, so as to make a wise and unbiased judgment. A swift sword was asked for instead.
Now suppose that supernatural power goes off to put that metaphorical weapon to use, only to find that not all the charges against the accused are quite true, so the accused doesn't actually deserve the full measure of retribution called for. Do you imagine it saying, "oh well, false alarm," and going away? Probably not. So, there's another risk of backlash.
