Reclaim the Court protest in front of U.S. Supreme Court

Photos by Michael Purdie

A year following the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh, protestors gather outside the court in Washington during the Reclaim the Court demonstration, which decries the judge due to accusations of sexual assault.

In September of 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified to the U.S. Senate after President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh for the nation’s highest court, accusing him of sexual assault from when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh was still approved by a 50-48 vote.

* Due to the presence of police with the possibility of arrests and the topic being focused around sexual assault, protestors asked to remain unnamed. *

Demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington during the Reclaim the Court protest, condemning last years’ confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. Prior to Kavanaugh’s confirmation, multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual assault towards him; however, Kavanaugh was approved after a 50-48 vote in the Senate. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Protestors trend #UnfitToSit during the Reclaim the Court protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. After allegations of sexual assault towards Judge Brett Kavanaugh arose last year, some say that he is unfit to be on the Supreme Court due to a lack of respect towards women. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Sheila Katz, the CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, tells an audience of proposed legislation that would require all people who are accepted by the U.S. Senate to be investigated and tried if there are allegations of sexual assault during the Reclaim the Court demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The protest denounced Judge Brett Kavanaugh a year after his confirmation due to accusations of sexual assault that came forward when he was nominated for the Supreme Court. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
Protestors sit on the ground in front of the podium at the Reclaim the Court rally after standing for two and a half hours outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The demonstration takes place a year after the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault after he was nominated by President Donald Trump. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
A protestor dresses as a handmaid from the novel “A Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood during the Reclaim the Court demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, which criticizes Judge Brett Kavanaugh due to last years’ allegations of sexual assault, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. “A Handmaid’s Tale” is a fictional story that takes place in a totalitarian state in New England, in which women have limited rights and the social class of handmaids are victims of sexual assault. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
A protestor at the Reclaim the Court rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington wears a “resist” sweater, a common symbol of late 20th and early 21st centuries, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The protest denounced Judge Brett Kavanaugh a year after his confirmation due to accusations of sexual assault that came forward when he was nominated for the Supreme Court. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
A police officer stands on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain peace during the Reclaim the Court protest in Washington, Oct. 6, 2019. A year prior – the day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation by the Senate – some demonstrators were arrested after authorities ordered them to leave the premises. (Photo by Michael Purdie)
A flag hangs upside down as a symbol of unrest during the Reclaim the Court rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. Some protestors claim that the country is at political unrest after last year’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault. (Photo by Michael Purdie)

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