Protests dominated Capitol Hill throughout the week as Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination played out.
Monday, Thursday and Friday all saw major mobilizations inside the Hart Senate Office Building and in front of the Supreme Court, with hundreds arrested over the course of the week.
Protesters occupied offices of senators they believed could be persuaded to vote against Kavanaugh Monday. Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault and answering questions, which ignited another round of protests. The next day, thousands of demonstrators returned to continue messages of support for Ford and condemn senators who pushed along his nomination process.
[gwh_image id=”1067299″ credit=”Dean Whitelaw | Hatchet Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Protesters leave the Hart Senate Office Building with their firsts raised, as part of a walkout in protest of the Supreme Court nominee.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067302″ credit=”Aaron Schwartz | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour leads a walkout in protest of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067306″ credit=”Eric Lee | Hatchet Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Women’s March Organizer Tamika Mallory speaks in front of the Supreme Court in protest of the nominee.
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[gwh_image id=”1067320″ credit=”Aaron Schwartz | Staff Photographer” align=”center” size=”embedded-img”]Bob Bland, who created and co-chaired the 2017 Women’s March, speaks on the Supreme Court steps.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067305″ credit=”Eric Lee | Hatchet Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]A female protester dressed as a character from “The Handmaid’s Tale” in front of the Supreme Court Thursday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067300″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to a crowd of reporters and protesters.
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[gwh_image id=”1067303″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Supporters of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination rally outside of the Hart Senate Office Building before Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony began Thursday.
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[gwh_image id=”1067304″ credit=”Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Protesters in front of the Capitol hold their signs in the air.
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[gwh_image id=”1067301″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Supporters of Judge Brett Kavanaugh listen to speakers at a rally before the hearing began.
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[gwh_image id=”1067307″ credit=”Margaret Wroblewski | Hatchet Photographer
” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Protesters block the street in front of the Supreme Court in opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s ongoing testimony Thursday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067309″ credit=”Margaret Wroblewski | Hatchet Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]A rose discarded on the ground at the end of Thursday’s protests in front of the Supreme Court. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067310″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to protesting faith leaders before entering the hearing room for a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067311″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Capitol Police officers pull rape whistles out of the mouths of protesters before arresting them outside of a senate hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067312″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor
” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Capitol Police surround and arrest a group of about 20 protesters who refused to leave when ordered to do so outside of a hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1067313″ credit=”Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., backed up by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks to a crowd gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.
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