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#CancelKavanaugh: Women Marching to Win Over Senate Before Confirmation Vote

© REUTERS / James Lawler DugganCORRECTING YEAR Activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court to hold a vigil in opposition to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2018
CORRECTING YEAR Activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court to hold a vigil in opposition to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2018 - Sputnik International
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The protest is meant to stop Donald Trump’s pick Brett Kavanaugh from being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice in light of recent sexual misconduct allegations, which the nominee has vehemently denied.

The #CancelKavanaugh protest is currently underway in Washigton D.C. The demonstration promoted online under the hashtad #CancelKavanaugh started at 12:30 p.m. at the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse, where Kavanaugh is a federal appeals court judge.

This year’s second Women’s March is set “to do whatever it takes to #CancelKavanaugh,” the event page reads.

The march in Washington D.C. is hosted jointly by a number of charities and funds, such as the Women’s March, UltraViolet, CPD Action, Demand Justice and others. A number of celevrities are expected to attent the event, including Whoopi Goldberg and Alicia Keys.

More demonstrations are scheduled for the next few days.

READ MORE: US Senate Committee: FBI Found "No Hint of Misconduct" in Probe Into Kavanaugh

US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is accused of alleged sexual abuse incidents in the 1980s by three women: Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick. He has vehemently dismissed the allegations as wrong, branding them during his testimony last Thursday “a calculated and orchestrated political hit.”

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