Picking the same Hill to die on

The ongoing controversy over an alleged sexual assault committed by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has strong echoes of the Anita Hill affair of 1991

Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court is under threat due to an allegation of a sexual assault in 1983 PIc: Getty

Another day of bluster and recrimination from Republicans and Democrats, as arbitrary deadlines come and go, and it is still unclear when or even whether Professor Christine Blasey Ford will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.

Lawyers for Ford, who claims she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh more than three decades ago, have been involved in a fractious stand-off with the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee over the conditions ...