President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that one of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers had “just admitted she was lying.” The woman in question is not Christine Blasey Ford or Deborah Ramirez — it’s probably not even the “Jane Doe” behind a letter sent to lawmakers with allegations about Kavanaugh. Instead, it’s Judy Munro-Leighton, who once claimed to be … Read more
Thursday presented us with a tale of two Senate hearings, and what a harrowing tale it was: A parable that laid bare the ways in which gender cleaves our conception of acceptable behavior. Watching Hon. Brett Kavanaugh scream for long hours, many women will have fumed over the double standard. If a woman fell into … Read more
There’s a lot to be upset and angry about today, especially if you’re a victim of sexual assault. On Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a man who she says pinned her down on a bed and sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. That man, as everyone knows, is Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who vehemently … Read more
GoFundMe campaigns have raised more than $700,000 in donations for Christine Blasey Ford, ABC News reports. Multiple crowdfunding campaigns were launched to raise money for Ford after she came public earlier this month with sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. On Thursday, both Ford and Kavanaugh testified about the accusations before the Senate Judiciary Committee. One GoFundMe campaign designated to “help … Read more
After Christine Blasey Ford recalled how Brett Kavanaugh, as a teenager, held her down on a bed at a get together, attempted to take her clothes off, and covered her mouth as she screamed, Ford’s voice shaking as she relived her trauma before the Senate Judiciary Committee and tens of thousands of people watching at home, the New York … Read more
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh came out angry on Thursday afternoon, defending himself just hours after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave an emotional testimony recounting an alleged sexual assault that took place when the two of them were in high school. In his opening remarks, Kavanaugh shouted at the Senate Judiciary Committee—particularly at Democrats, who he implied stoked negative … Read more
Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee has captivated the country, but it’s also been met with derision and pushback. In one case, an actress’ imitation of Ford has been interpreted by many as mockery. Voice actress Rachel Butera portrays Leia Organa on Star Wars Resistance, Disney’s upcoming animated prequel to The Force Awakens, and fans heard her for … Read more
Activists arrived in Washington, D.C., on Thursday wearing “Women for Kavanaugh” shirts in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before his testimony addressing sexual assault allegations. Mocking common rhetoric of the far-right, some people on Twitter suggested that the protesters are “crisis actors.” The “Women for Kavanaugh” group included members of Concerned Women for America, a … Read more
Read Christine Blasey Ford’s detailing sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh Christine Blasey Ford, a Palo Alto University professor, has alleged that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh drunkenly pinned her down and sexually assaulted her when they were both teenagers in the 1980s. Ford came forward in a Washington Post report on Sunday after first … Read more