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Christine Blasey Ford’s Sacrifice
Her testimony was heroic. Will it be pointless? This post first appeared in New York Times - US Supreme Court. Read the original article.
A High-Stakes Hearing Raises Two Voices, One Quiet, One Loud
The political and gender divide in America played out on TV not just in what Christine Blasey and Brett Kavanaugh said, but how they said...
Graham Accuses Democrats Of Trying to ‘Destroy’ Kavanaugh’s Life
During Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing, Senator Lindsey Graham said that Democrats were part of an “unethical sham” in an effort to keep the Supreme Court...
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: He Litigated. She Persuaded.
Two witnesses, two wildly different styles; a visit to a smaller protest; and how the hearings played on TV. This post first appeared in New...
‘As a Rape Survivor, I Was Shaking in My Chair’ as Christine Blasey Ford Testified
Readers tell us how their experiences with sexual assault and trauma affected their viewing of the Kavanaugh hearing during which Dr. Blasey testified. This post...
Kavanaugh Delivers Opening Statement
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and vehemently denied the sexual assault accusation made by Christine Blasey...
Mark Judge’s Name Keeps Coming Up. Here’s What We Know.
Two women have identified Mr. Judge, a high school friend of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, as a participant and witness to sexual misconduct in high...
A Nation Transfixed by the Kavanaugh Hearing
An emotional reaction from readers, who describe “rage and sadness,” praise Christine Blasey Ford’s courage and condemn G.O.P. senators. This post first appeared in New...
Christine Blasey Ford’s Riveting, Persuasive Testimony
She was afraid. She was strong. She was human. This post first appeared in New York Times - US Supreme Court. Read the original article.
Christine Blasey Ford Testifies: ‘I Believed He Was Going to Rape Me’
At an extraordinary hearing that gripped the country, Dr. Blasey emotionally detailed the night she said Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. This post...
Christine Blasey Ford Testimony Rivets the Nation and Worries the White House
Her harrowing account of a sexual assault by a man she identified as Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh during high school brought some women to tears...
Christine Blasey Ford Recalls Attackers’ ‘Laughter’
Senator Patrick Leahy asked Dr. Ford what her strongest memory of the sexual assault she said she experienced as a teenager. This post first appeared...