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At Penn, Anita Hill calls Kavanaugh hearings ‘a disservice to the American public’

"Some of the same things went wrong in this hearing," she said, "as went wrong in the hearing in 1991."

Anita Hill speaks at the University of Pennsylvania the same week Brett M. Kavanaugh, who faced allegations of sexual assault, was confirmed to be a United States Supreme Court Justice. In 1991, Hill testified that would-be Justice Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her.
Anita Hill speaks at the University of Pennsylvania the same week Brett M. Kavanaugh, who faced allegations of sexual assault, was confirmed to be a United States Supreme Court Justice. In 1991, Hill testified that would-be Justice Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her.Read moreEric Sucar, University of Pennsylvania