Celebrities including movie star Amy Schumer and model Emily Ratajkowski are among the more than 100 people taken into custody by police for protesting Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation as a US Supreme Court judge.
The demonstrators are angry Kavanaugh is likely to be awarded a position in the country's highest court, despite being perceived by many as unfit for the job for reasons including multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Trainwreck star Schumer answers "yes" when a police officer asks if she wants to be arrested in a video filmed at the protest, which took place at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
Ratajkowski, who shot to fame in Robin Thicke's racy 'Blurred Lines' video, took to Instagram to say she'd been arrested with a photo of her protesting.
"Today I was arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault. Men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power," says Ratajkowski.
"Kavanaugh's confirmation as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a message to women in this country that they do not matter. I demand a government that acknowledges, respects and supports women as much as it does men."
Another video posted on social media of Schumer at the protest has her addressing a fan, whose mother is also at the protest.
Protesters wore T-shirts with phrases like "believe women" and waved signs emblazoned with slogans including "unfit to serve", "sham process, sham court" and "make integrity great again".
Other celebrities taking part in the protest include Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg and Girls creator Lena Dunham.
"So many women I love are in DC today. They represent hundreds, thousands, millions of other women," tweeted Dunham.
"At this point, opposing Kavanaugh is not about a political party... it's about ensuring that women-people-of every political party are safe.
"Trauma is a silent killer. I pray - truly, yes, have been praying - that our senators on both sides of the aisle recognise their own moral imperative to believe and protect survivors."
Sexual assault claims against Kavanaugh have been subject to an FBI investigation this week, which resulted in a report being presented to the US Senate before it votes on confirming the 53-year-old.
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